the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
to call a person's attention (to)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
idol (esp. in the philosophy of Francis Bacon: idols of the tribe, cave, market, and theater)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
going through; going via; going by way of
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
relation; connection; relevance
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
ten; 10; ten years of age
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift