few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
difference; variation; difference
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
although I say; although one might say; although called
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
place; room; margin; scope
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
still; even now; to this day
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
materials; data; document
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
senior high school; high school
government office; public office
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
power; might; authority; influence