set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
moderate faction; moderates
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
threat; intimidation; menace
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
(very) patient; persevering
caterpillar track; continuous track
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
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
lower house; lower legislative chamber
resignation (from a position)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
defend and maintain; support; protection
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
working in the fields; working on a farm
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative