ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
fort; stronghold; fortification
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
victim; injured party; sufferer
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
opinion; point of view; visual point
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to take back; to recapture
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
many; a lot; much; multitude
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to lean against; to set against
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to throw open; to leave open
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)