aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
interruption; interference; butting in
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
ideal weather for an outing
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
line; queue; procession; matrix
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
how; in what way; how about; questionable
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine