merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to become excited; to grow lively
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
you (plural); all of you; you all
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety