crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
sincere; earnest; serious
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
from the beginning; from scratch
shop; small store; business; firm
success; prosperity; boom
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)