to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
order; directive; instructions; command
depending on; dependent on
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
maximization; maximisation
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be main; to be principal; to be important
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
power; authority; influence
security for a loan; collateral
territory; domain; dominion; possession
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
decrease; reduction; decline
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to live; to reside; to inhabit