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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

2

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer

1

next; then; after that

1

state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

mobilization; mobilisation

4

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

5

big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage

2

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

each nation; many nations; many countries

1

cause; origin; source

2

very likely; very probable

2

scale; scope; plan; structure

4

detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

point in time; occasion

1

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

3

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

5

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

wars; disturbances

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

piece; fragment; one (object)

3

bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

1

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

1

at the head of an army

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

expansion of armaments

1

negative; minus

1

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

7

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

things; everything

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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ambassador of goodwill; goodwill envoy; goodwill mission

2

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

memory; ability to remember

1

established reputation

1

head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

2

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

4