leader; guide; mentor; coach
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to live; to make a living; to get on with
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good feeling; feeling good
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
such ... as; or some such
extensive; vast range; wide scope
under development; in development
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
storehouse; warehouse; godown
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
the way one works; one's working manner
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful