to yell; to rant; to rave
way; method; means; (technical) specification
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
everybody; every last one of them; all
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
versatility; multiplicity of use
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
protest; refutation; pleading
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
preservation; retainment; keeping
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
natural; reasonable; understandable
Japan and the Philippines
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
calming down; quieting down
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around