by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
news of someone's death; obituary
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
leaving everything up to someone else
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
looking depressed; long face
sour look; surly face; pout
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
world; society; people; the public
unable to resist; unable to suppress
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
protest; refutation; pleading
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
poison suicide; suicide by poisoning
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
how many years; how long; what year