as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
difficult to ...; hard to ...
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
from one's seat; without stirring
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
rule; reign; government; governing
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
sovereign; ruler; head of state
striking; remarkable; considerable
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to go past; to pass; to pass by
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
beyond that point; after that
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment