domestic affairs; internal administration
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to drink up; to drain (cup)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
return of something; repayment
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
some people; a few people; several people
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
such; like that; that sort of; very
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
these guys; these fellows
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
curiosity; inquisitiveness
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot