statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
wicked tongue; abusive language
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to keep secret; to conceal
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to be full of pride; to be boastful
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
failure; mistake; blunder
word game; wordplay; playing with words
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
gem; jewel; ornament; bijou (cocktail)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to arrive; to come to pass
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to keep a record; to keep a tally
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
good family; respectable family; decent family