one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
aggression; invasion; raid
leader; guide; mentor; coach
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
self-consciousness; self-awareness
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
preference; priority; precedence
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
alone; by oneself; on one's own