reputation; respectability; honour; honor
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
our country; our land; one's own country
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
strengthening of relations
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
for this very reason; that is exactly why
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
connection; link; relationship
many people; a large number of people
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy