to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to smash down; to beat in
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
moment by moment; hour by hour
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
focal point; nodal point; node
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
mediator; go-between; middleman
family; relatives; dependents; household
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
otherwise; if not; or else
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
too many to count; too numerous to mention
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)