to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
only; merely; but; no more than
to smile (at); to grin (at)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
outbreak of war; starting a war
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
small number; few; minority
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel