congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
domestic affairs; internal administration
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
sense of duty (obligation)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
unproductive; counterproductive
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to board an airplane; to get on an airplane
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
it's been a long time; long time no see
it's been a long time; long time no see
in order; in turn; one by one
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
talk; recital; narration; topic
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
messenger; envoy; emissary
to slip through; to slip past; to evade