close; intimate; on good terms
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
youthful; young; young-looking
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
decorum; propriety; politeness
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to become excited; to grow lively
to aggravate; to make serious
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
every person; each one; everybody
unable to resist; unable to suppress
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
unanticipated; unexpected
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
scale; scope; plan; structure
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
rising; ascending; climbing
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank