achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
rule; reign; government; governing
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
staying behind; remaining; residual
even though; despite; when
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to come back; to bloom a second time
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
society; the world; the times
as (for); for; in the capacity of
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
in the end; at the end of the day
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
might is right; history is written by the victors
territory; domain; dominion; possession
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
different thing; another question; different case
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
way of calling (something or someone)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
that kind; competition; match
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle