coastal region; coastal area; coastline
inland districts; inland areas
point of departure; initial point; starting point
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
actual business; actual economy; real economy
circulation of the blood; apprehension
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to fight; to exchange blows
form of government; system of government; polity
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
internal combustion engine
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
rowing; paddling (by hand)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
match declared drawn due to injury
going upstream; sailing against the current
state of the war; war situation
thoroughly; through and through
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price