to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
rebellious phase; rebellious age
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
with a bang (clash, bump)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to get one's head around; to think about
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to relax; to feel at home
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to raise one's voice; to shout
from the beginning; from scratch
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
last week; the week before
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
secret information; intelligence
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
persecution complex; paranoia
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
first-aid; emergency (aid)
information centre; documentation centre; clearinghouse for information
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life