declaration; proclamation; announcement
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
independent state; independent nation
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
armed forces; military; troops
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
(political) power; authority; influence
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to ask a question; to ask questions
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
as (for); for; in the capacity of
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to become possible; to become able to (do)
war; battle; match; game; competition
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to turn against; to become an enemy
in the state; within the state
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
another state; another land; another country; foreign country
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so