young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
region; limits; stage; level
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
normal practice; proper practice
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to be found; to be discovered
last position; previous job; predecessor
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
change of occupation; career change
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
orders; instructions; directive; command