upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
although I say; although one might say; although called
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
don't worry about it; forget about it
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
periodic; regular; routine
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to try all possible means