enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
interception (email); wiretap; bug
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
something like ...; something called ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
prime minister; premier; chancellor
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to rush over; to run up to
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
function; facility; faculty; feature