promotion; advancement; rising in rank
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
progressive taxation; graduated taxation
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
further; even more; still more; all the more
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
family name; professional name
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
4th day of the month; four days
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to cover fully; to wrap around
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bad debt; irrecoverable debt
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
about this time; about now
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
all night; throughout the night
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
whole day and night; 24 hours
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
time around sunset; early evening
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area