nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to happen to meet; to come across
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
supply; supplying; replenishment
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
ignorant of the ways of the world
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
rampancy; prevalence; domination
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
region; limits; stage; level
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
fee; charge; rate; material
newcomer; initiate; rookie
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as