pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
national polity; National Athletic Meet
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
to send or direct a person to
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
in name only; titular; nominal
establishment; settlement
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
thorough; exhaustive; complete
extermination; annihilation
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to wring the neck; to strangle
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
whether or not; presence or absence
major powers of the world; great powers
political climate; political situation
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to devise; to plot; to plan