such ... as; or some such
to violate the border; to invade the frontier district
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be at a loss for words
government; administration
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
historic; historical; traditional
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
irrational (line of) argument
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
interest; rights; concession
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
still; even now; to this day
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty