privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
one large ...; a great ...
state secrets; secrets of the state
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
countermeasure; counter-measure
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
person concerned; interested party; related party
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to begin talking; to open up
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to anticipate; to foresee
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
solution; solution strategy
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
half the body; half length
don't worry; no worries; never mind
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake