to have the privilege of doing
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
estimate (of costs); budget
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
management; administration; operation
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to like; to love; to be fond of
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
firstborn; first child; eldest child
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
price; cost; value; worth; value
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
beyond that point; after that
inside one's heart; in one's mind
persecution complex; paranoia
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
surroundings; environs; circumference
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)