concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
decision; determination; resolution
to hide; to keep to oneself
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to tighten; to press hard
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
grasp; catch; understanding
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
one by one; one at a time; in turn
future (usually near); prospects
management; administration; operation