Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
preservation; retainment; keeping
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
customs (duties); duty; tariff
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
strong nation; powerful country
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
bad influence; negative influence
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
to face on; to look out on to
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to blame; to find fault with
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to make one's own; to take possession of
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor