three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
other (political) parties
secret accounts; second set of accounts
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
speech meeting; assembly to hear a speech
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
attraction (of people); draw
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to set aside one's interests
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
abstract or impracticable theory
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
absentmindedness; dreaminess; fool; blockhead; hollowness; emptiness
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
talk; recital; narration; topic
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging