top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
probability; likelihood; chances
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
(very) patient; persevering
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
international; diplomatic intercourse
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
perfect; just right; ideal
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP