Gulf of Tonkin incident (1964)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
business competition; corporate competition
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
agricultural country; agrarian nation
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
consequence; outcome; result; blame
blunder; slip; error; error
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
aggression; invasion; raid
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to put someone to work; to make someone work
victim; injured party; sufferer
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
alternation of generations
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends