to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
euro (currency); Euro-; European
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
power map; power structure; power relationships
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to squint (one eye); to narrow
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
last week; the week before
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow