to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
in succession; one by one
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
plural; multiple; several
outside the country; abroad
this is why; this means; it is the case that
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
under control (e.g. of territory)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight