black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
river; stream; River; the ... river
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
different opinion; objection
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
topic of discussion; agenda
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be silent; to say nothing
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate