surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
source of worry; source of distress
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
essence; true nature; substance; reality
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
main cause; primary factor
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
fertile; rich; productive
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
several times; once or twice