one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
enmity; antagonism; hostility
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
emotional strength; force of will
to seek a path; to find one's way
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
bank; weir; embankment; levee
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to grant permission; to give permission
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
to call in; to invite; to bring in
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse