abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
first thing in the morning
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
secretary (government); director; chief
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
witnessing; observing; sighting
illegal; illicit; unlawful
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
bluff; false show of power; bold front
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark