gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
being left out; being ostracized
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
before it happens; previously
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
chief; main; principal; important
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to give an impression; to make an impression
wrestlers from the same stable
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be lacking in options; to be too few
thought; consideration; thinking
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course