right to know; right to access information
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to prostrate oneself (before)
(in the same way) as before; as always
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
forgetting; lapse of memory
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
several weeks; a few weeks
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)
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
steel; sword steel; sword
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique