home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
power; authority; jurisdiction
territory; domain; dominion; possession
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
possession (esp. of a territory)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
(exercising) the right to command
establishment; settlement
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
strong nation; powerful country
great cause; moral law; justice
leader (of an alliance); leading power
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
planning; planning ability; deliberateness