fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
preliminary step; first step
choices; alternatives; options
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected