possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
ward assemblyman; ward councillor
tingling; stinging; pungently
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
recuperation; medical treatment
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
program of a ceremony (programme)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
literally; self-explanatorily
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
calm; composed; leisurely
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to get narrower; to contract
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
difficult problem; challenge
surname; family name; last name
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
power (of the Emperor); Emperor's might
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on