it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
imagination; supposition; guess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to solicit; to demand; to extort
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
at work; in the midst of work; working
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...