cease-fire; truce; armistice
doing whatever one pleases
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
impudent; shameless; brazen
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
approval; license; licence; permission
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
modern state; modern nation
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
again and again; repeatedly
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
system; institution; organization; organisation
ruler; monarch; sovereign
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality