as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
cease-fire; truce; armistice
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to ask a question; to ask questions
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange