eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
certainly; surely; definitely
to carry out one's mission
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
countermeasure; counter-measure
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
impression; strong belief; conviction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
common front; united front
to finish reading; to read through
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
besides; in addition; also; moreover
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
another state; different region
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to lay aside; to set aside
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate