to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
declaration of war; proclamation of war
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
basin (e.g. between mountains)
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to encamp; to take up a position
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
site; point on a map; spot
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to unfold; to unroll; to open
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to have an eye on; to zero in on
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing