prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to entrust; to leave to a person
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
at once; immediately; right now
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
hooting; jeering; heckling
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
person who has rendered distinguished service
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental