approval; license; licence; permission
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)
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 trick-taking 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
French Revolution (1789-1799)
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 shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
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
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
to threaten; to make threats
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana