very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
other; another; over; more than; I; me
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
leader; authority; mainstay
successively; one after another
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
founder of a religious sect
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
economic strength; economic power; economic might
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
rave reviews; extremely high praise
recuperation; medical treatment
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
that country; (arch.) nirvana