private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
world; society; people; the public
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
particular; hard to please; fussy
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
little finger; pinky; little toe
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to surround; to crowd around
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
acceleration; speeding up
matter of time; question of time
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
scale; scope; plan; structure
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
inauguration; installation ceremony
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
plenary session; regular session