to make a speech; to address
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
aging society; ageing society
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
bacterium; bacteria; germ
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
living thing; organism; creature; biology
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
tide; current; tendency; trend
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Julian; Julien; Jullian; Jurian
death penalty; capital punishment
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(political) power; authority; influence
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
financial power; financial means; wealth
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for