superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
interior; inside; internal
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to be helpful; to be useful
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
decision; determination; resolution
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to do together; to share; to participate in
choice; selection; option
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
attendance; presence; appearance
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
such; this sort of; like this
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
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
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
... years old; age (of) ...
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy