together (with); at the same time; in a lump
preface; introduction; preamble
troubled times; turbulent times
right in the midst of; right at the height of
every place; various places
holding one's ground; defending local authority
armed might; military power; the sword; force
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
power; authority; jurisdiction
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dominion; territory; possession
looking or acting as if one owned the place
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute