influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
under control (e.g. of territory)
position; location; base; point; site
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
decisive; resolute; drastic
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
extermination; annihilation
mission; delegation; transmission
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
discovery; detection; finding
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
family; relatives; dependents; household
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to repeat; to do something over again
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
when it becomes; when it comes to
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts