to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
headache inducing; vexing
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
son and heir; son who will succeed one
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
interest; rights; concession
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for