to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
cooperation; collaboration
place where one works; construction site; working area
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
under the orders of; by order (command)
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
courteous; decorous; polite
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
-less; lacking; non-existing
that is to say; so that means
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
exposure to wind; severe criticism
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer