God; god; ace; king; superior person
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
personal; individual; private
essence; true nature; substance; reality
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
in accordance with plans; just as planned
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
polite; courteous; hospitable
to say; to tell; to state; to do
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
cold reception; inhospitality
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
course; route; path; process; means
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
(period of) a year; during an era
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)