optimism; taking an optimistic view
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
new invention (discovery)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
fast-talking; rapid talking
pre-war days; before the war
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure