to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to cover fully; to wrap around
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to claim victims; to cause casualties
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
himself; yourself; herself
not mince matters; not mince one's words
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to harm; to cause harm to
to maintain (preserve) peace
our country; our land; one's own country
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
mostly involve; principally involve
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
looks; personal appearance; features
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove