flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
internal conditions; true state of affairs
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
had better ...; had better not ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance