locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
anonymity; using an assumed name
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
to be selected (from among many people)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
to amuse oneself; to make merry
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
official business; public business
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
spite; frustration; vexation
to find out; to discover; to detect
one after another; in succession
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
malicious; deliberately mean
parent-child relationship
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect