circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
failure; mistake; blunder
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
meaning; significance; sense
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
but; however; provided that
alone; by oneself; on one's own
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
death in battle; death on the battlefield
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
worthless (of a person); someone who wouldn't be missed if they died
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
invisibly; secretly; privately