government service; the bureaucracy
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
stifled (laughter); simmering
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
after a long time; for the first time in a while
though; notwithstanding; although
secret; private; surreptitious
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
systematic; organized; organizational
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
in the same way as; just like
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(not) even once; (not) ever
however; having said that; but
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
work; business; company; study
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)