association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
war; fighting; fierce competition
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to govern; to manage; to subdue
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
enactment; establishment; creation
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
ruler; monarch; sovereign