war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
head; brains; intellect; understanding
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to discuss; to talk together
whispering into a person's ear
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
member nation; member state; signatory
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to make a speech; to address
you (plural); all of you; you all
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
having gone too far to turn back