attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
people; men and women; each person; everybody
surroundings; environs; circumference
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
human relations; personal relationships
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to be relieved; to feel relieved
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
suddenly; all of a sudden
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
silence (not speaking); muteness
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
all eyes; public attention
to collect; to assemble; to gather