cooperation; collaboration
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to take measures (against); to take steps
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
being too late; losing one's final chance
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to reason; to sum up; to conclude