top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
men and women of all ages
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
restoration of public order
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
oppression; suppression; pressure
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
military force; military strength
from the viewpoint of; according to
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
large number (of); many; majority
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
support; backing; aid; assistance
each nation; many nations; many countries
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
international law; law of nations
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
dirty work; unpleasant task
duty; function; office; mission; task
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
calm; composed; cool; quiet
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
elder sister; older female friend