possession; dependency; territory; dominion
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
labor; labour; manpower; working force
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
in accordance with; subordinate to
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
inferior race (of people); untermenschen
to spread; to be propagated
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
heating power; thermal power; firepower
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
rare; extraordinary; singular
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
historic; historical; traditional
general public; the masses
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
performance of one's official duties
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to get someone to say; to make someone say
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
holding on to; sticking to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)