to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
straying; wandering (off course)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
at least; at most; (even) just
strength; power; proficiency; ability
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
program name (television); program identification
each field; various circles
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
influential person; man of importance
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
don't you think?; indicates question
acceleration; speeding up