haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to make a success in life
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
inside one's heart; in one's mind
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
unprecedented; never seen before
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
action of making something; -ification
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
the staff; inside the department
to pause; to have a short intermission
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
these guys; these fellows
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi