rather; better; instead; if anything
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
now; the present time; just now; another; more
preference; priority; precedence
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
moderate faction; moderates
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
our country; our land; one's own country
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
social life; social intercourse
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be helpful; to be useful
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile