confrontation; opposition; antagonism
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
time; season; period; phase; stage
power map; power structure; power relationships
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
should; must; -able; probably; likely
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of