remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
fear; dread; fright; willies
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
house built on sand; house of cards
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to have learning; to be educated
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
simply; merely; only; solely
interior; inside; internal
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
intensification; aggravation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
there is nothing; having nothing
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
war; fighting; fierce competition
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
battlefield; battleground
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
one day; (on) a certain day