essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
(political) power; authority; influence
property; fortune; assets
epidemic; plague; pestilence
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
natural calamity; disaster
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to overdo; to do too much
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to creep about; to crawl around
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
with all one's strength; with all one's might
retainer; attendant; escort
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
polite; respectful; reverent
person of high rank or position
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be filled to bursting; to burst
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood