(world of) politics; political world; political circles
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(political) power; authority; influence
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(someone else's) daughter
line; queue; procession; matrix
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled