remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
organizational capability; organisational capability
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
don't you think?; indicates question
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
in one's hands; in one's control
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
don't you think?; indicates question
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
hope of success; prospects of success
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...