prime minister; premier; chancellor
originally; by nature; from the start
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
overhasty; rash; premature
leader; central personage
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
those (near the second person)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
imagination; supposition; guess
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to differ; to vary; to disagree
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling