happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
guardhouse; detention barracks
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government); releasing information (of an organization or an individual); making public
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
material; materials; data; information; documents
non-disclosure (of information)
world; society; people; the public
postwar period; period after Second World War
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while