completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
battlefield; battleground
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
dominion; territory; possession
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
huge rock; firmness; solidity
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
suppression; repression; subjugation
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
global scale; worldwide scale
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
(divine) providence; dispensation
it is not (like that) either
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring