to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
power; authority; jurisdiction
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
political measures; policy
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)