person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to speak ill of; to speak very disparagingly about; to speak very harshly about
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
script; screenplay; scenario
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
that is to say; so that means
such; this sort of; like this
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to comb down; to smooth down