from out of nowhere; from who knows where
duty; function; office; mission; task
accomplishment; execution
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
very great; enormous; serious
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
between both countries; bilateral
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
war; fighting; fierce competition
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
this occasion; at this time; now
treatment (of a person); dealing with
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
motherland; fatherland; native country
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
of course; certainly; naturally
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
odorless; odourless; unscented
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to hand over; to surrender
to serve; to work for; to attend
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)