symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to resign from one's post
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to be sacked; to be dismissed
forgetting; lapse of memory
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
information leak; data breach
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
national defence; national defense
one or two; a few; small number
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
to lean against; to set against
will not do; do not; does not
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
commitment; pledge; promise
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
studies; schoolwork; classwork
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)