to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
a few years ago; some years back
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
generously; liberally; magnanimously
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
construction; establishment
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
going around; patrol; round; tour
decrease; reduction; decline
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
domestic affairs; internal administration