precarious situation; precarious state
military forces; hosts; troops
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
just one person; only one
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
at a young age; while still young
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
motherland; fatherland; native country
under control (e.g. of territory)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
knowing; (an) acquaintance
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)