analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
aggression; invasion; raid
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
the future; future prospects
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
plural; multiple; several
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
possession; retention; maintenance
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
-less; lacking; non-existing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
power balance; balance of power
government; administration
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
human resources; man-power resources