selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
step-up; advance; progress; increase
promotion; raising of status
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
main street; avenue; boulevard
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
this sort of; this type of
security; stability; safety; peace
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
serious; severe; grave; acute
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
succeeding; following; trailing; next
thinnish; somewhat narrow
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively