high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
tout; swindler; con-man; pimp
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
street; quarter; district; area
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to blame; to find fault with
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
this world; this life; world of the living
only; merely; but; no more than
leaving everything up to someone else
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
there is nothing; having nothing
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
at this stage; at this point; (only) now