failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
furnishings; implements; equipment
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
be (that) as it may; having said that
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
how many people; a number of people
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
chasing after women; womanizing
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
contraception; birth control
general idea; concept; notion
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)