amount of money; sum of money
(in) her way; peculiar to her
additional order; adding to an existing order
pressure; oppression; suppression
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
military force; military strength
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
having said that; on the other hand
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to call a person's attention (to)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
major dealer; wealthy merchant
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
headquarters; head office; main office
available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)
center; centre; metropolis
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
disorder; chaos; confusion