comfort (in living place)
to talk big; to be bombastic
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to do together; to share; to participate in
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
double-edged; double-edged blade
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
charming, enticing smile; smile meant to catch a man's attention
a question of whether or not someone should resign
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
even though it is not; despite not
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
novel; original; new; innovative
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
unconditionally; as a rule
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten