North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organisation); NATO
member nation; member state; signatory
government sources; official quarters
identification; ID; identity
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
competing; competition; auction
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to come to an end; to close the curtain
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
measuring instrument; instrumentation
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
diversion; putting something to another use
product; commodity; merchandise
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
one's share; one's portion
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to claim victims; to leave casualties