office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
mobilization; mobilisation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)