close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to have the privilege of doing
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to some extent; to a certain extent
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
again; once more; a second time
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum