residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
subordinate official; government clerk
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to return home loaded with honors; to return as a hero; (lit.) to put on fine clothes
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to play a central role; to take a leading part
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
moving; changing residence; change of address
beforehand; in advance; previously
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
whole nation; whole land; whole country
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
selfishness; selfish motive
along; parallel to; in accordance with
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
new government; new administration
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
going alone; self-reliance