background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
regarding highly; attaching importance to
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
matter of time; question of time
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
badness; evilness; bad; evil
environment; circumstance
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
special treatment; priority
revision (of text); alteration; change
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
consequently; as a result
to bring; to take; to bring about
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
reform; reformation; reorganization
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
in unison; as one; united
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to pick up; to find; to gather
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky