to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
under control (e.g. of territory)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
physical evidence; material evidence
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to bite off; to gnaw through
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
approval; license; licence; permission
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
rebirth; new birth; nascent
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
insolent fellow; rude fellow
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
interruption; interference; butting in
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
wandering people; nomadic tribe
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
in the end; at the end of the day
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance