transportation network; transport network; traffic network
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be damaged; to receive damage
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
(political) power; authority; influence
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
armed might; military power; the sword; force
umbrella organization; umbrella group
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
meaning; connotation; denotation
depending on; dependent on
share of expenses; contribution
source of funds; resources; finances
to decline to pay; to refuse payment
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
firm; strong; solid; stable
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
(religious) faith; belief; creed
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem