favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
government service; the bureaucracy
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
PR brochure; public relations magazine
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
control; management; supervision
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
enactment; establishment; creation
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
common people; ordinary people; masses
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
to sell off; to sell completely
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address