outside the country; abroad
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
right of succession; right to the throne
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
demotion; relegation; downgrading
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
proposal; offer; request; application
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
ordinary citizen; the general public
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
older brother and younger sister
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession