elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
hard to reach place; remote place
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
going around; patrol; round; tour
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
(large) building; public building; hall
all around; as far as the eye can see
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
landowner; landlord; landlady
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
suspicious-looking; fishy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
number of times; frequency; count
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
witnessing; observing; sighting
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
will; intent; desire; will; testament