war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
in the meanwhile; during the time
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
election; selection; choice
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
-less; lacking; non-existing
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(having) two choices; choice between two things
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
along the way; along the road
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
society; the world; the times
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
enemy territory; hostile place
isolation; being alone; being friendless
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing