a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to move forward; to move on
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to kick (at someone, something)
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
arrestee; person arrested
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
affidavit; deposition; testimony
many; numerous; various; large number of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
in succession; one by one
to become clear; to be made public
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
leader; central personage
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
serious wound; serious injury
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted