to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
if you think about it; come to think of it
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
older sister; elder sister
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
secret information; intelligence
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
coordinator; coordinating role
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
those present; attendance
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
performance of one's official duties
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)