threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
right beside; close to; nearby
silence; stillness; quietness
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to speak; to hear a voice
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to stiffen; to become stiff
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to bring; to take; to bring about
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
national defence; national defense
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to make a speech; to address
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
proposal; offer; request; application
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
already; now; no longer; not any more
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
each (every) time; whenever
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
financial power; financial means; wealth
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
direct connection; direct link
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)