pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
in comparison to; rather than
man; male; masculine gender
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
study; research; investigation
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
100,000,000; one hundred million
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
woman; female; feminine gender
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
firm promise; definite promise
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene