friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
transactions; dealings; business
place; room; margin; scope
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
granted that; even if; even though
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
retention; maintenance; preservation
firm promise; definite promise
receiving; acceptance; reception
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
please; somehow or other; one way or another