to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
around the world; throughout the world
end of war; cessation of hostilities
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
incident; affair; happening; event
not necessarily so; is not always true
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
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
dominion; territory; possession
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
effective control (over territory); working control
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
tool; implement; means; furniture
study; research; investigation
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings