ignorant of the ways of the world
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
job; work; duties; trade; skill
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
influence; clout; leverage
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
interior; inside; internal
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
dismissal (from a position); discharge
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be forward; to be impertinent
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
originally; by nature; from the start
attractiveness; charm; amiability
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
ingenuity; resourcefulness