at first; in the beginning; originally
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
100,000; hundred thousand
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be in danger of; to be liable to
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
tool; implement; means; furniture
self control; self restraint
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to palm off; to force a sale
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all