management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
does not match (one's, its) appearance
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
stating (one's views); expressing
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
firm; strong; solid; stable
self-control; self-restraint
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
nothing; nil; naught; nought
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such