statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
political measures; policy
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
one's person; around one's person
leader; guide; mentor; coach
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
sense of duty (obligation)
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
light brown; golden brown
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
to close (one's eyes); to shut
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
appearance; expression; manifestation
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
the same; the said; likewise
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
several million; millions (of)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
waking; waking up; awakening
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
iron rust; iron hydroxide