excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
recommendation; referral; endorsement
immediately; at once; instantly
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
otherwise; if not; or else
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
Japanese person; Japanese people
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
great difference; big difference; wide margin
income; receipts; revenue
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
outside of; not covered by
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
time; season; period; phase; stage
eighth day of the month; eight days
tenth day of the month; ten days
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to throw oneself (into an activity)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
1,000,000; one million; million; many