to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
of course; certainly; naturally
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
instead; but (on the other hand)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)