claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
trustee; councillor (councilor)
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
direct appeal; direct petition
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me