period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to warm (up); to heat (up)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
present (brought by a visitor); gift
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
one (thing); one piece; one item
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
ready-mixed concrete; liquid concrete; wet concrete
construction; architecture (of buildings)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
all you have to do is; just; that's all
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy