holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
colonization; colonisation
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
rule; reign; government; governing
even more; still more; further
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to investigate; to examine
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to leave as is; to ignore
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
inhumanity; inhuman nature
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters