remaining silent; keeping secret
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
100,000,000; one hundred million
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
assertion; declaration; affirmation
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
major incident; major happening; big scandal
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to take over; to hand over
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
pride; boast; credit (to)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
connection; link; relationship
to gain fame; to make one's name
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
influence; clout; leverage
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
please; somehow or other; one way or another
of course; certainly; naturally