exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
opening fully; full throttle; full power
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
everybody; every last one of them; all
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
river; stream; River; the ... river
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
living thing; living creature; animal; life
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
as (for); for; in the capacity of
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
company president; manager; director