fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to become an expert; to be master at
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
law department; law school
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to happen to have on hand or in stock
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
police officer; policeman; constable
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
stairs; stairway; staircase
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)