chief; main; principal; major
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
power; authority; influence
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
strike (i.e. industrial action)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
(political) administration; political power
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
interference; meddling; butting in
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality