to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
until now; so far; up to the present
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
evenhanded foreign policy; equidistant foreign policy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
having said that; on the other hand
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
long military service; having experienced many battles
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
that is to say; so that means
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
armed might; military power; the sword; force
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
business rival; professional jealousy
support; backing; patronage
hostility; antagonism; opposition
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case