neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
massing (of troops); gathering
marching orders; sailing orders
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
major powers of the world; great powers
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
appointment; assignment; promotion
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
opening a business; opening a practice
development; exploitation