family; relatives; dependents; household
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
(written) work; book; writings
tag; slip; label; sticker
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
store brand; straight bond; station break; sideback; social business
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
opening a business; opening a practice
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
failed student; student required to repeat a year
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
over-fond parent; doting parent
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
matter; affair; issue; matter; material; substance
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
(enjoying) tumultuous popularity
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
guess; speculation; supposition
anonymous account (on social media; used alongside one's main account); secret account
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
contributor (of written material)
State Political Directorate (USSR - Gosudarstvennoye Politicheskoye Upravlenye); State Political Administration; GPU
it's not like; it isn't as if
anonymity; using an assumed name
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face