tight, cramped, tight-fitting, rigid, uncomfortable, uneasy / narrow / illiberal, oppressive, uncomfortable

relief squad

Kyūjitai form of 旧字体: kyūjitai (traditional form of Japanese kanji used before 1947)

old customs

to suck/absorb a liquid / to take in/gobble/consume food or drink / (business) to take over/absorb a company

rapid, rapids (section of a river with turbulent waters)

basketball

sudden drop, sharp fall of a market or of prices

(of a market or prices) to drop suddenly, to fall sharply, or to suffer a sudden decrease

series