massing (of troops); gathering
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
establishment; settlement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
conference room; council room
to spend time (on doing something)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
colonization; colonisation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to set on fire; to ignite
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down