number one; first; best; most; game; round
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
advanced level; high grade; senior
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
networking; making contacts
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
preference; priority; precedence
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in accordance with; according to
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)