one's (living) environment
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
important person; strategic person; key figure
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
unable to speak; inarticulate
click-clack; clip-clop; clatter
to write down; to record; to register
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
political climate; political situation
unable to resist; unable to suppress
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to make a speech; to address
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
as if nothing had happened
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
direct descent; direct line
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
famous; well-known; renowned; your name