biological younger brother
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
direct descent; direct line
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
while; during (the time when)
in succession; one by one
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
interest; rights; concession
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
function; facility; faculty; feature
race (of people); type of person
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to