ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
start-up company; venture business
young CEO; young company president
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
municipal office; council; city hall
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
health management; health maintenance; health care
to offer for sale; to put on the market
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
information discovery; disclosure of information
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
few decades; many decades; several decades
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
(economic) depression; recession; slump
well known; well connected
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
defeating in an instant; instant kill
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
defeat; loss; reverse; setback