to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
assistance; backing; reinforcements
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
ruining a country; ruined country
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
leadership competition; power struggle
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to wring the neck; to strangle
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
(national) capital (city); metropolis
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
international law; law of nations
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
great difference; big difference; wide margin
body and soul; mind and body
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
30th day of the month; 30 days
sports ground; playing field; playground
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to change the position of