roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
within; inside of; less than
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
one's home country; one's homeland
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to bring; to take; to bring about
to attack; to assault; to assail
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
great trouble; difficulty
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
substantial matter; significant item
aerial refueling; in-flight refueling
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy