sovereign; ruler; head of state
when it becomes; when it comes to
motherland; fatherland; native country
patriotic feelings; patriotism
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
policy shift; policy U-turn
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
such ... as; or some such
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
person killed in action; the war dead
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
silence (not speaking); muteness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
popular name; common name; given name
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to grimace; to make a wry face
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal