to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to repeat; to be frequent
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
if so; in that case; in that situation
to step over or across; to overcome
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
place; room; margin; scope
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to like; to love; to be fond of
invitation; introduction; temptation
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
about; concerning; related to; -ish
one day; (on) a certain day
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
survival; survivor; relic
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
memories; recollections; reminiscence
commencing with; including
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
large quantity; large amount
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
order; sequence; procedure
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
anything and everything; just about everything