adversary; opposition; hostile forces
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
command; lead; generalship; leadership
since the dawn of history
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
above-mentioned; above-named; above
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
function; facility; faculty; feature
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
difficult to ...; hard to ...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start