to face each other; to be opposite (to)
price increase; rise in price
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
increase (in an amount of money or goods); augmentation
giving; provision; furnishing
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
regular customer; valued client
several million; millions (of)
Vatican City; Vatican City State
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
group; bunch; crowd; group
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
it's not like; it isn't as if
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
geopolitical; geostrategic
on bad terms; at loggerheads
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
food self-sufficiency rate
somehow; for some reason or other
someone (something) not to be trifled with
customs (duties); duty; tariff
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
becoming active; increase in activity
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)