how many months?; how long?
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
let's not say (such things) to each other
for a while; for some time; for a period
long ago; once upon a time
to put someone to work; to make someone work
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
every evening; night after night
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to be smeared; to be covered
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
script; libretto; scenario
arhat (meritorious person, esp. an epithet of Buddha)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
complete set; all; everything
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods