sound of voice; vocal sound
to shed light; to cast light
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to face on; to look out on to
these guys; these fellows
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
registration book; registration card
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
disparate society; stratified society
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
corridor; hallway; passageway
to relax; to feel at home
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
to set up shop; to open a store
yearbook; almanac; annual
clearly; distinctly; vividly
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
control; check; restraint; inhibition
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(another's) child; child; kid
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting