to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
consideration; taking into account
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
a second time; again; once more; twice
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
political measures; policy
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
puppet government; puppet regime
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
rule over the whole country
secondary; of secondary importance
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...