in the background; not standing out
at work; in the midst of work; working
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
the happiness (good fortune) of being an actor; feeling blessed for being an actor
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
youthful; young; young-looking
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
novel; original; new; innovative
difficult to ...; hard to ...
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to make a mistake; to blunder
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
of paramount importance; extremely important; essential
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
strategy meeting; council of war
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
evil design; crafty plan; plot
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to stop talking; to be silent
to watch intently; to stare
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
proud; having a prominent nose
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking