circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
setting on fire; setting afire
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
running amok (amuck); committing an outrage; rampageous behavior
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to take; to catch; to capture
occupation; calling; livelihood
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
enemy castle; enemy fortress
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
rather; better; instead; if anything
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
killing two birds with one stone
recommendation; endorsement
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)