council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
resignation (from a position)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to turn towards; to point
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
until now; so far; up to the present
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(social) position; status
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
Islands (King Crimson album)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name