chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
difference; variation; difference
that country; (arch.) nirvana
even more; still more; further
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
sympathy; compassion; pity