to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
overhasty; rash; premature
military personnel; soldier
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
dozens; scores of; decades
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to be erected; to be built
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
sooner or later; in time; eventually
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit