(religious) faith; belief; creed
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
aggressiveness; aggression
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
very small; tiny; insignificant
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
to manage a state; to govern a country
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
in one's hands; in one's control
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
in-law; relative by marriage
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
battlefield; battleground
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
flight; desertion; escape
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
lack of knowledge; lack of understanding
worried look; concerned expression
to await; to wait for; to expect