translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
hello; good day; good afternoon
fine weather; fair weather
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how; in what way; how about; questionable
derailment; digression; deviation
caller; visitor; company; guest
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
few decades; many decades; several decades
historical; traditional; historic
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
Democratic Liberal Party (1948-1950)
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
house where one was born; one's parents' house
contraception; birth control
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
equality; impartiality; evenness
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception