fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
loser; defeated person; the defeated
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
bribe; sweetener; douceur
trauma (usu. psychological)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
rule; reign; peaceful times
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
drama; play; powerful drug
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
foster mother; adoptive mother
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
to spread; to be propagated
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
going into battle; departure for the front
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
a few years ago; some years back
small hill; low hill; hillock
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time