one's home country; one's homeland
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to become pale; to turn pale
large amount of money; great cost
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
declaration; statement; proclamation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
hotel charge; lodging expense
armed forces; military; troops
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
rising; ascending; climbing
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt