to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
powerful person; influential person
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
training; drill; practice; discipline
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
society; public; community; social studies
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
no way to do; nothing can be done
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
several years; a few years