specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
reigning; controlling; dictating
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
process; course; mechanism
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
subversion (of the state)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to nip (something) in the bud
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
end; close; conclusion; termination
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
general (variety) store (shop)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
retainer; vassal; servant
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to ask for too much; to expect too much
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
declaration of war; proclamation of war