seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
temporary; provisional; interim
moderate faction; moderates
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
very likely; very probable
firmly rooted; deep-seated
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
topic of discussion; agenda
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
to play a central role; to take a leading part
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
threat; intimidation; menace
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
entry into port; arriving in harbor
how; in what way; by what means
100,000,000; one hundred million
true character; true heart; true spirit
(very) patient; persevering
caterpillar track; continuous track
young girl; lass; adolescent female
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
marriage proposal; courtship
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
special committee; ad hoc committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI