backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in the end; at the end of the day
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
bolt from the blue; great surprise
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
in advance; beforehand; previously
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
thereupon; therefore; because of that
desperately; for one's dear life
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
cannot be helped; unavoidable
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to some extent; to a certain extent
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very