hostile relations; hostile relationship
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
naturally; of course; understandably
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
war; fighting; fierce competition
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
region; limits; stage; level
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
around the world; throughout the world
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
broadband; brokers' broker
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
spread; span; expanse; extent
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled