competent; suitable; qualified
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
receptionist; reception woman
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to be opposite; to face each other
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
one more time; once more; once again
newly appointed; inaugural
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
rampancy; prevalence; domination
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
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
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
in person; personally; directly
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle