looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
intelligence gathering; information gathering
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
interception; monitoring; tapping
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
mental; spiritual; emotional
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
staying the night; lodging (at)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
schoolgirl; female student
the opposite sex; isomerism
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
environment; surroundings; circumstances
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
bringing up; rearing; upbringing