countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
democratization; democratisation
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
headquarters; head office; main office
construction; establishment
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to run about; to rush about
concealment; suppression; hiding
political measures; policy
way (of doing); manner; method; means
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
end; close; conclusion; termination
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
video game (played on a home console)
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon