state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
writing; composition; essay; sentence
recitation; reciting from memory
fifth day of the month; five days
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
our country; our land; one's own country
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
overseas inspection; tour of inspection abroad
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
on bad terms; at loggerheads
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed