to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
educator; teacher; educationalist
higher education; tertiary education
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
government office building
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
fetal movement; movements of the fetus; quickening; signs (of); indications; stirrings
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
most attractive feature (of a person)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
top news; front-page news; lead story
severe; strict; tough; hard
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
light and darkness; light and shade
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
monarch; shogun (of the Tokugawa government)
custody; detention; confinement
arrestee; person arrested
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon