invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
northern part; the north (of a region)
border (between countries); national border
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
outside the country; abroad
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be born; to come into the world
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
meaning; significance; sense
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to shake one's head (in denial)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
phantom; vision; illusion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
same family (race, tribe)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient