president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
calling by name; designation; nomination
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
just because; even if; even though
impossible to do (although wants to)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
our country; our land; one's own country
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
competent; suitable; qualified
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient