unbelievable; incredible; implausible
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
justification; rationalization
hostility; animosity; enmity
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
to become empty; to be emptied
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
presumption; assumption; estimation
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
military force; military strength
economic strength; economic power; economic might
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently