in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
round; spherical; circular
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)