had better ...; had better not ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
personal history; background; career
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
number of persons; personnel
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific