state secrets; secrets of the state
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
interference; intervention; meddling
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
concealment; suppression; hiding
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
leader; authority; mainstay
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
assertion; declaration; affirmation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
something like ...; something called ...
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
variation; rogue (something)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
contradiction; inconsistency
extermination; annihilation
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
that's the way it is; such is life
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far