company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
one large ...; a great ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
system; institution; organization; organisation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
snail's pace; slow progress
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
newly appointed; inaugural
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to be embarrassed; to lose face
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations