positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to agree on; to agree about
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
anxiety (about the future)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
maintenance; preservation; improvement
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
small number; few; minority
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
mobilization; mobilisation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them