still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
nothing but; none other than
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to have an idea; to have a clue
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
natural virtue; personal virtue
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
way one walks; one's walk
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
headquarters; head office; main office
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
particularly; only; in the case of
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
information; news; report; reward; retribution
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
custom; practice; convention; precedent
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
outsider; someone outside of a group
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile