workforce reduction; personnel cut
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
large crowd; mass of people
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to encamp; to take up positions
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
other side; opposite side; other party
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
head; lead; vanguard; first
you (plural); all of you; you all
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another