rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
Spratly Islands (South China Sea)
intensification; aggravation
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
solution; solution strategy
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
temple; shrine; sanctuary
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
national defence forces; national security forces
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
international political economy
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire