to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
protracted war; war of attrition
to withstand; to be able to endure
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
to take advantage of an opportunity
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
personality; character; individuality; personhood
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
script; screenplay; scenario
underestimation; undervaluation
to express (in words); to confess
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
inscrutable; incomprehensible
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
another; different; something else
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain
one's post; place of work; workplace
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing