disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
settlement; solution; resolution
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
rather; sooner; preferably
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
it's not like; it isn't as if
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
agricultural land; farmland
rule; reign; government; governing
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
geopolitical; geostrategic
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
aggression; invasion; raid
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
common people; ordinary people; masses
on bad terms; at loggerheads
commerce; trade; business
on bad terms; at loggerheads
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
cooperation; coordination; link
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to attack; to assault; to assail
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
suppression; repression; subjugation
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)