astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
beginning; outset; first; onset
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to care for someone; to look after someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to feel; to sense; to experience
almost; roughly; approximately
several years; a few years
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly