fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
eternal; unlimited; endless
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
millions; several million; a few million
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
innumerable; countless; numberless
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
in swarms; in great crowds
first; first base; first baseman; fast
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
price; cost; value; worth; value
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
birthday party; birthday meet-up
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for