it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
please sit down; please have a seat
on the occasion of; at the time of
leadership; initiative; spearhead
new government; new administration
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to check; to stop; to keep back
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
certainly; surely; definitely
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
puppet government; puppet regime
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to subsist; to keep on living
to grow up; to become an adult
condition; state (of health); appearance
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
hospitalization; hospitalisation
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
government office building
confidentially; privately; off the record