to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
this and that; one thing or another
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
amount of material resources
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
interruption; interference; butting in
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
adherent; devotee; believer
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure