urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
complication; confusion; disorder
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
national border; provincial border
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
messenger; envoy; emissary
diplomatic; diplomatically
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
in name only; titular; nominal
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
large-scale maneuvers; large-scale manoeuvres; war games
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
be on your guard!; take care!
straight; as the crow flies
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
(not) a soul; (not) a single person