small number; few; minority
moderate faction; moderates
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
thrifty; frugal; economical
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
witnessing; observing; sighting
countries; (various) nations
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
superhuman feat; consummate skill
impossible to do (although wants to)
-less; lacking; non-existing
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
having no money; lack of money
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless