leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
quick battle for a quick victory; blitzkrieg
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
declaration of war; proclamation of war
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
priority level; degree of relative priority
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
getting something for nothing
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
great joy; delight; jubilation
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront