(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to be nearing death; to be dying
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to fold up; to fold into layers
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
on the occasion of; at the time of
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
general public; the masses
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
preference; priority; precedence
government service; the bureaucracy