(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
decrease; reduction; decline
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
around the end of (a period of time)
timewise; temporal; chronal
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
dropout; quitter; deserter
minimization; minimisation
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
reform; reformation; reorganization
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to say no more; to sink into silence
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
under control (e.g. of territory)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
timewasting; killing time