detention pending trial; confinement; custody
acquaintance; close friend
identification papers; ID
having not the slightest idea
democratic nation; democratic country
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
personal grudge; personal enmity
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
(having) life-and-death power (over)
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
have to do; must; should; ought to
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to think of; to give one's thought to
at the time; in those days; then
Bodhidharma fell down (children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light)
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
trend; tendency; momentum
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
script; screenplay; scenario
extremists; radicals; militants
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)