to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
members; member; constituent
treatment (of a person); dealing with
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
something small; something petty; trifle
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
another family; another house
to compete with; to vie for
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
political measures; policy
ability; capability; skill
small number; few; minority
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
excessive; too much; unreasonable
underestimation; undervaluation
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase