to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
having said that; on the other hand
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
interior; inside; internal
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
reality; actuality; hard fact
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
proposal; offer; request; application
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
small number; few; minority
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize