young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
branch office; branch store
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
V-shaped recovery; sharp recovery
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
100,000,000; one hundred million
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
whispering into a person's ear
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
like this; in this way; as you see
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
(navigable) canal; waterway
construction; establishment
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
family; relatives; dependents; household
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to get thin; to taper off
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily