to make one's own; to take possession of
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
how many people; a number of people
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
number of persons; personnel
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
along the road; along the way
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
for the present; for the time being
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
even though; despite; notwithstanding
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone