thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
diligent; absorbed (in something)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
cooperation; collaboration
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
light; faint; pale; fleeting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to gain fame; to make one's name
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
originally; by nature; from the start
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate