crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
moderate faction; moderates
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
production; output; turning out
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
rule; reign; government; governing
self-defense; self-defence
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
countermeasure; counter-measure
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
joint enterprise; joint venture
restoration; repair; mending
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
having said that; on the other hand