leadership; initiative; spearhead
absence; disregard; indifference
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
area; region; district; locality
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
work; business; company; study
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
guess; conjecture; surmise
quality over quantity; quality before quantity
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
anticipation; expectation
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
as stated; verbatim; literally
welcome; (warm) reception
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)