worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to stare back at; to look back at
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
and so; therefore; for that reason
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
several weeks; a few weeks
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging