very; much; greatly; a lot of
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
president (of a society); chairman
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
connections; contacts; influence
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
advanced level; high grade; senior
property; fortune; means; assets
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
trust; confidence; credence
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
principal occupation; core business
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
personal (employee); employed; retained
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
(your) daughter; young woman
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
whatever the case; under any circumstances
killing two birds with one stone
high efficiency; high performance
to keep (a person) waiting
corridor; hallway; passageway