mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
globalization; globalisation
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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
multilateral; multinational
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
to be a matter of life or death
to be lacking in options; to be too few
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
match declared drawn due to injury
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
hard (life); tough (world)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
selection; choice; option
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
infrastructure improvement
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
encounter; engagement; battle
the instability of a political situation; political instability