to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
obscure; vague; ambiguous
planner; drafter; deviser
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions
tide; current; tendency; trend
door-to-door visit; door-to-door canvassing (canvasing)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
local assemblyperson; local assembly member; local legislator
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
House of Representatives election
12th day of the month; 12 days
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
enactment; establishment; creation
during; for the duration of
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
law full of loopholes; toothless law
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
senior; veteran; old-timer
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
burlesque; low comedy; farce
out of bounds; beyond the pale
company granted a concession; concessionaire
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to