outbreak of war; starting a war
border (between countries); national border
important point; strategic position; key point
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
(political) power; authority; influence
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to take back; to recapture
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to steal; to rob; to take away
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
domestic affairs; internal administration
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to be settled; to be brought to an end
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
relation; connection; relevance
going through; going via; going by way of
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause