important point; strategic position; key point
next president; president-elect
Speaker of the House (US, etc.)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
National Security Agency (of the United States); NSA
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to walk in on; to tread upon
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
distinctive; characteristic
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
similar figures (in geometry)
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
biological parent; real parent
although I say; although one might say; although called
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
evasion of the law; circumvention of the law
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
newspaper reporter; print journalist
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
personal feelings; self-interest
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety