face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
national border; provincial border
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
stranger; person from another place
working; being employed; being hired
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to collect; to assemble; to gather
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to pass (of time); to elapse
duty; function; office; mission; task
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
intelligence gathering; information gathering
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
clear; distinct; evident; definite
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge