and yet; though; when; in spite of
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
support; backing; aid; assistance
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
member nation; member state; signatory
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
non-member state; non-member nation
otherwise; or else; if not
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
besides; in addition; also; moreover
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
possession (esp. of a territory)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
unfortunately; regrettably