lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
royal capital; imperial capital
utmost limits; extremity; limit
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
experiment; experimentation
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
powerful person; influential person
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
to thrust away; to send flying
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
with these words; while saying
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base