circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
armed might; military power; the sword; force
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
being under the rule of; being under the government of
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
rule; reign; government; governing
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
lawless area; lawless district
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
convenient; handy; useful
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
number of persons; personnel
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
offender; criminal; culprit
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
(another's) daughter; young lady