since; henceforth; ever since
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
influence; clout; leverage
(political) power; authority; influence
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
influence; effect; impact
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
maximum punishment; maximum sentence
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
untouched; unused; intact
to mix; to stir; to blend
to set (sun); to become dark
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
electricity; (electric) light
light; lamp; counter for electric lights