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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
power; authority; jurisdiction
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
assize; court; legislature
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
suffrage; the right to vote
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
control; management (e.g. of a business)
(political) power; authority; influence
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
small; fine; detailed; stingy
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
harm; injury; evil (influence)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
war; fighting; fierce competition
official name; formal name
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
hostile relations; hostile relationship
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
military force; military strength
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
about when; about what time; how soon
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive