to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
explanation; interpretation
beforehand; in advance; previously
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
international; diplomatic intercourse
common law; customary law (in international law)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
three; three years of age
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
effective control (over territory); working control
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
artificial island; man-made island
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
law of the sea; maritime law
United Nations convention
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
dominion; territory; possession
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
all you want; as much as one wants
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute