belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
town; city; municipal; urban
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
(political) power; authority; influence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to manage a state; to govern a country
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person