comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to hand over; to surrender
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
people; men and women; each person; everybody
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
is something that; is that which
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)