cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
(free) sample; promotional gift
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
source of river; fountainhead
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
few decades; many decades; several decades
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
home area; home town; local
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to try to be reconciled (with); to take measures to bring about reconciliation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
footwear; footgear; shoes
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly