diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
prime minister; premier; chancellor
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
outside the country; abroad
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
round-the-world trip; world cruise
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
patting; stroking; caressing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
materials; data; document
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers