eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
home area; home town; local
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
that day; the very same day
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
power; authority; jurisdiction
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
sanction; approval; decision
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
order; directive; instructions; command
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
estimate (of costs); budget
spy; secret agent; spying
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
application; request; petition
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to speak; to hear a voice
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality