good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
unprecedented; never seen before
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
majority group (party, faction)
Free Trade Agreement; FTA
armed intervention; military intervention
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
novel written in epistolary style
sherry; series; serial music
foster father; adoptive father
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
the same place; that place