et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
much less; to say nothing of
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to gather; to collect; to assemble
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
promising; hopeful; full of promise
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
huge rock; firmness; solidity
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
other; another; over; more than; I; me
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
spirit residing in the ground