supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
(enter into, be in) a state of war
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
subversion (of the state)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
nothing but; none other than
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
almost; roughly; approximately
death penalty; capital punishment
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
thunderous roar; roaring sound
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping