recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
enterprise; business; company; corporation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
resolute; determined; bold
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
reform; reformation; reorganization
to increase; to add to; to augment
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
branch; branch office; subdivision
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
heir; inheritor; successor
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to be born; to come into the world
demotion; relegation; downgrading
discipline; punishment; reprimand
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance