to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
meeting hall; assembly hall
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to put on airs; to assume importance
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
influence; clout; leverage
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
the whole area; all areas
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to throw into; to dump in together
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle