existential threat; life-or-death crisis
creation; founding; initiating
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
initial stage; early period; early days; early years
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
European countries; European nations
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
simultaneous; all at once
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
world situation; world affairs
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
fast asleep; dead to the world
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
without eating or drinking
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
with a splash; with a plop
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind