lesson; precept; teachings; moral
obliteration; annihilation
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
to push aside; to brush aside
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
close to the wall; alongside the wall
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
attendee; participant; person present
four-fold hardship; quadruple whammy
my husband; one's family; family member
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
that's true; of course; obviously
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to steal; to rob; to take away
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
build; physique; frame; constitution
military authorities; army circles
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
defense; defence; fielding
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff