by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
to sit silently at a meeting
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
those present; attendance
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
deputy section or department manager
mid-air breakage or disintegration
chief; main; principal; important
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
association of like-minded people
carving; engraving; sculpture
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
atelier; studio; workshop
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to make a complaint