negotiations; discussions; connection
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
memories; recollections; reminiscence
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
(present) head of a family
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to govern; to manage; to subdue
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to entrust; to leave to a person
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
Minister for Foreign Affairs
influential person; man of importance
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
carelessly; inattentively
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
watchful waiting; careful supervision
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
southern part; the south (of a region)