local government employee; local civil servant
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be thrilled; to be excited
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
to torment; to torture; to harass
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
schedule; program; programme; agenda
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
business magazine; financial magazine; economic magazine
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
start-up company; venture business
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to be photographed; to be projected
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being