slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
labour movement; labor movement
naval arsenal; naval shipyard
strike (i.e. industrial action)
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
cabinet (of a government); ministry
to be infected; to be contagious
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
publishing house; publishing office
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech
university student; college student
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to gush out; to gush forth; to effuse
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to subsist; to keep on living
gesture; gesticulation; motion
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly