close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
relation; connection; relevance
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
bank; banking institution
remittance; sending money
bureau director; office chief
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
state secrets; secrets of the state
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
public and private; official and personal; government and people
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
speech and conduct; words and deeds
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
something; some kind of; for some reason
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
counter for chairs or seats
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before