investment; contribution; financing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
children's story; fairy tale
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
president (of a society); chairman
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
association; society; organization; organisation
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to follow another's example
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
entrance; admission; entering
common people; ordinary people; masses
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly