neighboring countries; surrounding countries
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
witnessing; observing; sighting
established fact; fait accompli
again; once more; a second time
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to try to do; to attempt to do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
great famine; severe famine
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
maintenance; preservation; improvement
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to make an appeal; to urge
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation