at; in; at; when; by; with
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
the place for; the time for; the level of
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
planned; scheduled; systematic
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
senior executive staff; upper management
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
both (people); the two of them
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
reign; being on the throne
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect