to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to increase; to add to; to augment
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
leader; guide; mentor; coach
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
rule; reign; government; governing
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
great difference; major mistake
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
military force; military strength
negotiations; discussions; connection
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
point of compromise; common ground
should; must; -able; probably; likely