script; libretto; scenario
smoothly; easily; readily
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
clarification; definition
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
choices; alternatives; options
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
(having) two choices; choice between two things
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
military campaign; battle; war
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
armed might; military power; the sword; force
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
rule; government; administration
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should