abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism
democracy; democratic system of government
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
people; citizens; subjects; folk
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
successor; replacement; second wife
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
adverse circumstances; adversity
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
political system; political institution; regime
wise man; philosopher; sage
mutation; change; vicissitude
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
scale; scope; plan; structure
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves