to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
belief; faith; conviction
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon