handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
although; though; despite the fact that ...
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
something; some kind of; for some reason
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to get strong; to gain strength
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
contract; compact; agreement
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
many; much; plenty; hardly
influence; clout; leverage
hospitalization; hospitalisation
detention; custody; confinement; internment
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
Dawson (Canada); D'Ohsson; Dorson
to play a leading role; to play a central part
possession; occupation; occupancy
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
insubordination; disobedience
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
continuation; succession; series
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(living on a) pension; annuity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly