tendency; trend; inclination
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to be prolonged; to drag on
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
internal troubles; domestic discord
external pressure; foreign threat
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
surely (not); certainly (not)
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
tedious; boring; being fed up with
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
easy to read; legible; clear
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
just one person; only one
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
internal conditions; true state of affairs
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
choices; alternatives; options