(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to find fault with; to question
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
haughty; holding one's head high
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
messenger; envoy; emissary
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to publish a book; to put out a book
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
peace conference; peace talks
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
inference; deduction; figuring out; understanding; knowing
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
devious; cunning; sly; crafty