basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
down to earth; reasonable
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
outrageous lie; outright lie
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
the other day; lately; recently
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right