limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
beginning; outset; first; onset
to pass (of time); to elapse
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
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)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that