grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
good prospects; full of hope; promising
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
now that you say that; now that you mention it
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
depending on; dependent on
roadside tree; row of trees
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
with a bump; with a clunk
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)