ray of hope; glimmer of hope
the government; Administration
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
strengthening of relations
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
activity; briskness; prosperity
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to slide into; to slip into
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
paints; painting material
last ray of hope; only hope
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
see you later; goodbye; sincerely