intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
about this time; about now
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
our country; our land; one's own country
one's dark days; the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
calming down; quieting down
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
state secrets; secrets of the state
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of