employment (long term); hire
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
at the meeting; on the occasion
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to collect; to assemble; to gather
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to be silent; to say nothing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical