political situation; political affairs
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
adherent; devotee; believer
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
influence; clout; leverage
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
troubled times; turbulent times
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
this and that; one thing and another
family a woman has married into
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
negotiations; discussions; connection
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
opinion; point of view; visual point
observation; survey; watching
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding