radioactive contamination
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
possession of nuclear weapons
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
classified information; top secret
source of information; intelligence source; message source
power balance; balance of power
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
at the same time in different places
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
Commonwealth of Independent States; CIS
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to smear with blood; to kill
Britain (island); Great Britain
leadership; initiative; spearhead
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
desperately; for one's dear life
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
(not) even with; (not) even using
outside the country; abroad