taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
memory; sense; experience
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
sympathy; empathy; response
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
interference; intervention; meddling
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to take measures (against); to take steps
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
(not so) much; (not) very
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
system; institution; organization; organisation
to give by tossing or throwing
group; bunch; crowd; group
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sovereign; ruler; head of state
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)