private; personal life; (one's) privacy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
unprecedented; never seen before
suggestion; hint; implication
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
major powers of the world; great powers
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
several times; once or twice
to change the position of
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to throw away; to abandon
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker