fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
on the other hand; at the same time
military service; conscription
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clearing one's throat; cough
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
plateau (e.g. in weight loss); (period of) stagnation
country; territory; domain; realm
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
moreover; besides; in addition; on top of that; to make matters worse
to say; to be called; to do
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
Minister for Foreign Affairs
to boost; to force up; to push up
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to take a breath; to take a short rest
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold