breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
influential person; man of importance
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
meeting; greeting; welcome
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
older sister; elder sister
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
forced laugh; forced smile
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
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
at a young age; while still young
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to bring up under one's personal care
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
no sleep or rest; working day and night
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
piece of evidence; evidence
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)