top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
mining; digging; working (a mine)
influential person; man of importance
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
influence; clout; leverage
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
how; in what way; by what means
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back