national crisis; national disaster
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
in turns; alternately; in order
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
database search; database retrieval
8000; eight thousand; many
refinement; narrowing-down
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
the world in general; society; convention
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
neglected garden; abandoned garden; closing down (of zoo, kindergarten, etc.)
what is called; what they call; so-called
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
plain; plateau; tableland
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
father and mother; parents
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation