ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
right (to do something); authority; power
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
after that; afterwards; thereafter
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
striking; remarkable; considerable
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
public facilities; utilities
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
maintaining the status quo
scale; scope; plan; structure
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
important person; strategic person; key figure
arrest; apprehension; capture
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
change in appearance; transformation
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)