mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
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 (in film and TV)
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
YouTube (Internet video-sharing web site)
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; (counted as an) adult
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
individual; private person; personal; private
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
beforehand; in advance; previously
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
some people; a few people; several people
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 leave to a person
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit