(political) power; authority; influence
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
declaration of war; proclamation of war
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
core; core; hardcore; all-out
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
being all smiles with joy
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
of course; certainly; naturally
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
base; basis; bedrock; platform
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
continuation of war, fighting or battle
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to arrest; to capture; to seize
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough