gray or silver haired (grey)
secretary (government); director; chief
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to kill; to choke the life out of
way of speaking; intimation
the present regime; the existing regime
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
the way (something) ought to be; (present) state (of); how things are
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
child; childish person; immature person
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
talk; dialogue; conversation
financier; business leader
industrialist; entrepreneur
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
when it comes to ...; as for ...