balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to say; to tell; to state; to do
forgetting; lapse of memory
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
opposition Diet member; member of parliament in an opposition party
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
topic of discussion; agenda
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to raise one's voice; to shout
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
blunder; slip; error; error
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to mind; to care; to worry
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous