remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
notice; attention; observation
interest; rights; concession
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
end of war; cessation of hostilities
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
intention; idea; inclination; wish
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
discipline; punishment; reprimand
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
have to do; must; should; ought to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
that's the way it is; such is life
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
courteous; decorous; polite
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make