manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
hard-line policy; tough measure
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
system; institution; organization; organisation
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
outside the country; abroad
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
meeting; greeting; welcome
business discussion; negotiation
going on a pleasure jaunt
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
dispersing; breaking up; running away
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up