the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
man; male; masculine gender
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
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 become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
such; like that; that sort of
society; public; community; social studies
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
space development; space exploration
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof