subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
war; battle; match; game; competition
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
workshop; studio; atelier
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
walking heavily; lumbering
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)