friction; discord; strife
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
manipulation of information; spin
systematic; organized; organizational
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
promising; hopeful; full of promise
military-industrial complex
head; chief; boss; leader
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
constitutional government
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
finding employment; getting a job
having no idea; having no clue
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat