astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
object of adoration, longing
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to complete decisively; to do to completion
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to turn towards; to point
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
space (room, area, outer space)
pitch dark; total darkness
wherein; therein; thereinto
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
much less; to say nothing of
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
(your) daughter; young woman
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
like it or not; like or not like
how many years; how long; what year
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
world-class; (of) high global reputation
very busy (person or thing)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
business discussion; negotiation
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied