scariest; most frightening
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
very great; enormous; serious
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
obedience; submission; resignation
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
patriarch; head of a family
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
triumphant return; returning in triumph
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...