understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
accountability; being held accountable
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
headquarters; head office; main office
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
it's been a long time; long time no see
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
somehow; for some reason or other
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that