employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to appear in the newspaper
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
most part; greater part; majority
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
the press; (in the) newspapers
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)