management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
how; in what way; by what means
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
how many people; a number of people
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
long ago; already; a long time ago
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all