main force; chief object; mainline
power map; power structure; power relationships
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
acting leader (usu. of a party)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple