glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
after a long time; for the first time in a while
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
being too late; losing one's final chance
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
company president; manager; director
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(in) his way; peculiar to him
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
Mercedes (Uruguay); Mercedes (car)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
(another's) daughter; young lady
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
in the background; not standing out
university student; college student
publisher; publishing house; publishing company