to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
defense; defence; protection
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
military force; military strength
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
still; even now; to this day
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
that day; the very same day
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
(political) power; authority; influence
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
each and all; every single one; everybody
(social) position; status
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
reigning; controlling; dictating
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
drama; play; powerful drug
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)