now that; since; so long as; because
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
-less; lacking; non-existing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
several years; a few years
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
living thing; living creature; animal; life
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
people; men and women; each person; everybody
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
to meet; to assemble; to congregate