sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
marriage proposal; marriage talks
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
substantial matter; significant item
sympathy; empathy; response
manipulation of information; spin
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
right beside; close to; nearby
motherland; fatherland; native country
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
class-A; A class; A grade
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
switching over to; migration; transition
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
results; record; grades; marks
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
birth; creation; formation