maintenance; preservation; improvement
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
close; intimate; on good terms
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to support each other; to support one another
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
directly opposite; right in front
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to incur someone's enmity
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
(terrorist) suicide bombing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
separation; farewell; parting
to name; to call; to christen; to term