not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
conviction; belief; confidence
to see through; to see the true nature of something
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
next term; next period; next version; next release
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
prime minister and party president
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to look around; to survey
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance