national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
session (of a legislature)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to spend time (on doing something)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
hooting; jeering; heckling
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
several people; a few people
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
question and answer session
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
success or failure; outcome; result
at; in; at; when; by; with
question time (e.g. in parliament, diet, etc.); question period; time allowed for questions
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club