highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
movie; film; motion picture
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
majority group (party, faction)
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
influential person; man of importance
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
railroad corporation; railway company
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to keep secret; to conceal
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
fixed date; appointed day
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed