every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
domestic affairs; internal administration
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
art of war; strategy; tactics
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
various countries; various regions; various provinces
prime minister; premier; chancellor
event; phenomenon; matter
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
ramification; branching off
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
split; division; break up
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
all-out attack; general offensive
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
hostile relations; hostile relationship
decision; determination; resolution
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
young person; youth; young
few decades; many decades; several decades
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
surface of a board or record