political judgement; political decision
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
environmental destruction
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
process; course; mechanism
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
historical; traditional; historic
witnessing; observing; sighting
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
defense; defence; protection
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle