self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
influence; clout; leverage
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
intelligence gathering; information gathering
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
encouragement; cheering on
comfort; consolation; diversion
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about