under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
political measures; policy
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
(political) power; authority; influence
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
way of asking; way of listening; listener
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
physical condition; state of health; shape
deadly serious; deadly earnest
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
womanly; ladylike; feminine
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
called; known as; that; to say
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
quarrel; dispute; argument
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
invitation; introduction; temptation
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
another time; some other time
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail