to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
objection; dissent; protest
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
certainly; surely; definitely
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to say; to be called; to do
adviser; advisor; consultant
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
honour; honor; glory; privilege
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
private; exclusive; secret
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
dealing with; coping with
although I say; although one might say; although called
surroundings; environs; circumference
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
transfer; transport; removal