assertion; declaration; affirmation
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
powerful person; influential person
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
many; much; plenty; hardly
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
offensive (movement); aggression
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
outbreak of war; starting a war
majority group (party, faction)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled