Vocabulary

congestion; crush; crowding; jam

navy blue; deep blue

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; state of the art

the very best; utmost

festival

bacterium; bacteria; germ

zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group

reform; renovation

miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries

umbrella; parasol

summit (of a mountain)

acid

way; method; means; resource; remedy

envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions

descendant; progeny; offspring

putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available

lion

supremacy

fundraising; financing; cash flow

paying one's own expenses

confession; admission

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

performance of one's official duties

disappointment; despair

appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)

coexistence; living together

joint struggle; common (united) front

concerto

concord; harmony; concert

forte; strong point

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

subject; curriculum

show; performance; act

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment