top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
too many to count; too numerous to mention
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
direct connection; direct link
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
round shape; circle; circular form
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
again (and again); once again; yet again
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to make an appeal; to urge
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to keep an eye on; to take care of