goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
presence; sitting with; being with
impossible; unlikely; improbable
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
clear solution; clean decision
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to see through; to see the true nature of something
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
evil spirit (that can possess people)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
decision; settlement; definition
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to pick up; to find; to gather
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
infancy; childhood; tender age
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper