to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
increase (in an amount of money or goods); augmentation
giving; provision; furnishing
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
regular customer; valued client
millions; several million; a few million
Vatican City; Vatican City State
weak (organization, organisation)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
it's not like; it isn't as if
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
geopolitical; geostrategic
on bad terms; at loggerheads
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
suppression; repression; subjugation
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
food self-sufficiency rate
somehow; for some reason or other
someone (something) not to be trifled with
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
increase in activity; activation
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
hope of success; prospects of success
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
political measures; policy