running water; flowing water; stream
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
countries; (various) nations
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
that is to say; so that means
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
absorption; suction; attraction
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
armed forces; battle troops
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
no, not like that (but like this)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to jar; to creak; to grate
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less