surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
power balance; balance of power
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
southern part; the south (of a region)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
support; backing; aid; assistance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
like that; that way; thus
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
orders; instructions; directive; command
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
powerful person; influential person
to maintain; to continue to have
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad