telecommunications; correspondence
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
sign; indication; omen; symptom
rather; better; instead; if anything
citizens' campaign; citizens' group
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
armed might; military power; the sword; force
national border; provincial border
(maintain, observe) social (public) order
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be opposite; to face each other
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
knowing; (an) acquaintance
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
irritation; annoyance; frustration
long; drawn-out; very long
preface; introduction; preamble
to be needed; to be wanted
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)