firmly rooted; deep-seated
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
threat; intimidation; menace
(very) patient; persevering
caterpillar track; continuous track
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
special committee; ad hoc committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
lower house; lower legislative chamber
resignation (from a position)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
defend and maintain; support; protection
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to offer (put up) resistance
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
working in the fields; working on a farm
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days