upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
political dynamics; dynamics of political forces; the balance of political power
as; because; with; due to
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
to happen to hear; to overhear
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
ringleader; accomplished villain
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
regular customer; general audience; general public
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to have a name entered in the family register
to remain married for life
reset; fresh start; new beginning
Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement; TPP
cross; crossed; cruciform
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
to buy again; to buy anew
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy