opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
international organization; international organisation
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
measuring instrument; instrumentation
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
support; backing; aid; assistance
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
charming; fascinating; attractive
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
but; however; even though; even if
private; exclusive; secret
in the end; at the end of the day
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly