to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
pending question; unresolved problem
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
not worth considering; out of the question
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
research institute; (research) laboratory
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to bring up under one's personal care
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to say; to be pleased to say
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled