from afar; over a great distance; all the way
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
worst; worst-case (scenario)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
another time; some other time
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full