(political) power; authority; influence
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
since when; from when; how long
what date?; what's the date?; when?
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to entrust; to leave to a person
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
strategist; tactician; schemer
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
current administration; present government
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
transfer student; student changing schools
of no interest; not interested
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible