(world of) politics; political world; political circles
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
going through; going via; going by way of
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
speech output; voice output; audio output
question; inquiry; enquiry
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to squeeze out; to wring out
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
too much; excessively; too
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to kill by burning to death
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
conversely; on the contrary
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support