the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
family structure; family composition; family makeup
internal or domestic affairs
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
the whole area; all areas
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
hostility; antagonism; opposition
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
blood content; blood borne; within the blood
heating power; thermal power; firepower
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation