establishment; settlement
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
under control (e.g. of territory)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
dominion; territory; possession
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
forcibly; against one's will
in unison; as one; united
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
aggression; invasion; raid
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to understand; to make out
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to continue (going along some trend)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled