foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to begin; to set about; to start
internal or domestic affairs
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
to turn against; to become an enemy
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to bring; to take; to bring about
end; close; conclusion; termination
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
negative emotions; negative feelings
inside one's heart; in one's mind
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy