tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
never mind!; don't worry about it
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
various countries; various regions; various provinces
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
long ago; a long time ago; already
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
(in the same way) as before; as always
tedious; boring; being fed up with
consideration; taking into account
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
high rating; good reputation
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
another school; other schools
sightseer; spectator; viewer
team competition; team game
fixed-gear bicycle; piste (fencing); strip; piste (ski run); runway
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing