prosperity; thriving; flourishing
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(social) position; status
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
suited figure; person in a suit
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
former (incumbent); predecessor
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
rather; better; instead; if anything
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to pick up; to find; to gather
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role