terrorist nation; state sponsor of terrorism
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
complete; whole; perfect; safe
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
elementary and middle school pupils
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
(personal) background check
house built on sand; house of cards
night view; night skyline; nightscape
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
arrest; custody; detention
criminal nature; criminality
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
expression of love; showing love
prejudice; bias; distorted view
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu