mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
Empress Dowager; Queen Mother
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
even though; despite; when
(political) power; authority; influence
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
quality (of a product or a service)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit