it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
discipline; training; teaching manners
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
meaning; significance; sense
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
only recently; just of late
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
difficult to ...; hard to ...
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
some people; a few people; several people
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
income; receipts; revenue
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
like this; in this way; as you see