brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
essence; true nature; substance; reality
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
living by oneself; living alone
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
main; principal; chief; primary; major
feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to turn completely into; to become completely
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
heading; headline; index; headword
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
related article; related story
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice