official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
nothing but; none other than
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
quick work; (clever) feat
counterintelligence; counterespionage
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
a push; another effort; one more effort
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
one cause; one reason; one factor
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
power map; power structure; power relationships
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
setting a bad example to others
hedge; fence; border; limit