central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
Galahad (Arthurian knight)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
posterity; future generations
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
overseas student; exchange student
countries; (various) nations
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
title; index; heading; headline; caption
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
justice; fairness; impartiality
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
health; healthy; sound; fit
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
espionage network; intelligence network
Ministry of Foreign Affairs