national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
invisibly; secretly; privately
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
that's the way it is; such is life
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to speak ill of; to disparage
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
not caring; not giving a damn
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to lend an ear to; to listen to
ago; since; before; previous
custom; practice; convention; precedent
reform; reformation; reorganization
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
use; utilization; utilisation; application
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
serious; severe; grave; acute
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally