people; citizens; subjects; folk
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
restoration; repair; mending
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
riskiness; (level of) danger
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
reason; cause; circumstances
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
of no interest; not interested
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to cross the line; to go too far
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation