waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
close; intimate; on good terms
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
superb view; picturesque scenery
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to support each other; to support one another
reality; actuality; hard fact
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)