consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
arrangement; pact; agreement
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
motherland; fatherland; native country
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
constitution; rules; regulation
enactment; establishment; creation
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
democratization; democratisation
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
one's possessions; ownership
to arrive; to come to pass
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
permanent; perpetual; lasting
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
construction; establishment
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
beyond imagination; unimaginable
pact; convention; agreement
when it comes to; concerning
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to need; to call for; to require
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Dawson (Canada); D'Ohsson; Dorson
command; control; commander
the staff; inside the department
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
ability; capability; skill
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)