to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
competing companies; rival companies
power; might; authority; influence
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
future prospects; promise
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
addict; junkie; substance abuser
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to escape from; to get out
setting off (on a trip); departure