biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
company president; manager; director
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
messenger; envoy; emissary
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
modesty; humility; being humble
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility