to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to order; to command; to appoint
leadership; initiative; spearhead
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to bring; to take; to bring about
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to kill; to defeat; to beat
choices; alternatives; options
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
very great; enormous; serious
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
event; phenomenon; matter
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
originally; by nature; from the start
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
plural; multiple; several
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
possible; likely; probable
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel