to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
defence forces; defence corps
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
call; summons; convening; convocation
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
member nation; member state; signatory
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
timewise; temporal; chronal
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
military force; military strength
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
group; bunch; crowd; group
proclamation; promulgation
leader (of an alliance); leading power
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
mobilization; mobilisation
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
shouting in a thunderous voice
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
in a sense; in some way; to an extent