compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
aggression; invasion; raid
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
but; however; provided that
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
thorough; exhaustive; complete
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
transmitter; homing device
to bury; to embed; to implant