merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
handicraftsman; craftsman; artisan
retainer; vassal; follower
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
autonomy; right of self-government
administration of justice; judicature
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
maritime transport; shipping
Florence (Italy); Firenze
along; parallel to; in accordance with
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
large number (of); many; majority
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread