exclusive; attached to; specialist
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
deep emotion; strong feelings
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
six (long cylindrical things)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to increase; to add to; to augment
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!