attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
high grade; special grade; classy
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
retention; maintenance; preservation
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
clearing one's throat; cough
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
it's been a long time; long time no see
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
direct connection; direct link
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
father; dad; husband; you; he
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old