high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to scrape off; to shave off
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
military cadet; officer cadet
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to give up searching (for someone or something)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
modesty; humility; being humble
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in