independence; self-reliance
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
successor; replacement; second wife
in the same manner as before; the same as always
this for sure; certainly is
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to give a broad grin; to smirk
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
notice; notification; report; posting
seniority by length of service
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to stop (plug) one's ears
guard; sentinel; garrison
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
near; close; beside; third person
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
professor; teaching; instruction
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
political measures; policy
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to be lacking in options; to be too few
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means