matter; thing; affair; circumstance
that; the matter in question
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
long; drawn-out; very long
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
righteousness; justice; right
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
private (non-governmental) school (college, university)
university student; college student
to graduate from a university
finding employment; getting a job
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
at the last moment; this late in the game
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
body; group; party; company; troupe
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to talk to oneself; to mutter
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously