hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; card game similar to President
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
company name; name of a company
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
good-natured person; nice person
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
visit (from someone); call
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it's been a long time; long time no see
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
recompense; indemnity; atonement
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
power plant; power station