strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
influence; clout; leverage
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
such; like that; that sort of; very
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
go that far; to that extent
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
time; hour; period; class
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
older sister; lass; young lady
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
willpower; energy; vitality