to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
domestic affairs; internal administration
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
presence; sitting with; being with
political situation; political affairs
infatuation (with a woman); obsessing (over a woman); losing one's head (over a woman)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
buying sex; hiring a prostitute
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
cabinet (of a government); ministry
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to hold fast; to protect to the end
decision; determination; resolution
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
having said that; on the other hand