to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
successor; replacement; second wife
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
audience (with a person of high standing)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
family; relatives; dependents; household
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
beyond this point; from now on; after this
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
this occasion; at this time; now
more than anything; above all else
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile