contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
treasure house; storage for valuable property
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
covert action; covert operations
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
settlement; solution; resolution
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
demesne; estate; private land; private property
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out