greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
domestic affairs; internal administration
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
how many years; how long; what year
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
decrease; reduction; decline
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
exclusive; attached to; specialist
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
the principle of the thing
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion