important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
only; merely; but; no more than
several years; a few years
amount of money; sum of money
conviction; belief; confidence
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to lead someone around by the nose
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
going through; going via; going by way of
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
president (of a society); chairman
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that