term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
our country; our land; one's own country
archipelago; group of islands
group; bunch; crowd; group
countries; (various) nations
perfect; complete; flawless
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
be (that) as it may; having said that
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study