nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
medical care; medical treatment
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
source of funds; resources; finances
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
national defence; national defense
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to make a speech; to address
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
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
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
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
nothing but; none other than
inscrutable; incomprehensible