boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
property; fortune; assets
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
proposal; offer; request; application
to detain; to check; to restrain
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand