period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
one by one; one after another; successively
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(senior) managing director
place; situation; position; location
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
on the occasion of; at the time of
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
honor; honour; credit; prestige
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
fully prepared; all ready
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
interview (e.g. for a job)
pupil; student; schoolchild