oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
periodic; regular; routine
call; summons; convening; convocation
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to thrust before; to thrust at
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
it is not (like that) either
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
information bureau; intelligence department
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
allegiance; obedience; submission
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
Stampede (The Doobie Brothers album)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
cannot be helped; unavoidable
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it