cabinet (of a government); ministry
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
these days; nowadays; recently
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
center; centre; metropolis
French Revolution (1789-1799)
leaning to the left; leaning to the (political) left; leftist tendency; becoming left-wing
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
participation; joining; entry
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
convenient; handy; useful
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
samurai drill; knight errantry
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance