how; in what way; by what means
to some extent; to a certain extent
degree of familiarity; popularity
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
picking up trash; collecting garbage
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
100,000,000; one hundred million
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
on the way back; returning
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
one's first campaign; one's first battle
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
cotton gloves; working gloves
to be conspicuous; to stand out
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
by all means; no matter what; at any rate