leader; authority; mainstay
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
person of low rank or position
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
countermeasure; counter-measure
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
preparatory phase; preparatory period
social; societal; societary
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
established fact; fait accompli
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
each place; various places
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless