merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
armed might; military power; the sword; force
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
ash; embers; complete destruction
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
front; frontage; facade; main
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
journey; route of a journey
unique; peculiar; singular
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface