honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
recovery; undoing; recall
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
voyage; passage; travelling
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to come back; to bloom a second time
war of aggression; war of conquest
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
now that; since; so long as; because
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
whole nation; whole land; whole country
direct connection; direct link
person affected by a disease; sufferer
to start; to begin; to commence
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
method of treatment; cure; remedy
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring