to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
support; backing; aid; assistance
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
now that; since; so long as; because
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
shallow cunning; shallow cleverness
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you