plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
secret; private; surreptitious
(period of) a year; during an era
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
January; first month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to have a talk; to tell a story
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
originally; by nature; from the start
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
place where one works; construction site; working area
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
materials; data; document
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
(present) head of a family
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
all; entire; whole; altogether
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum