by all means; by all costs
in accordance with plans; just as planned
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
even more; still more; further
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
postwar period; period after Second World War
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to need; to demand; to take; to require
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
ruler; monarch; sovereign
annexation; merger; swallowing up
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
putting out the light; switching off the light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
as soon as possible; ASAP
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate