destruction; collapse; crumbling
underground; subterranean
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
fully prepared; all ready
encounter; engagement; battle
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
obedience; submission; resignation
subordination; dependency
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
you could say; you might say; verging on the
reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests
secret; private; surreptitious
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
solitude; loneliness; isolation
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
one house; the same house
to be damaged; to receive damage
untouched; unused; intact
abandoned building; derelict building