revival; restoration; resuscitation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
objection; dissent; protest
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
not yet known; unknown; strange
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
in a day; in a brief space of time
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to call in; to invite; to bring in
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
peace conference; peace negotiations
again and again; repeatedly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
submission; return to allegiance
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
under the orders of; by order (command)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
dictation; verbal statement
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
posterity; future life; life to come
to be talked about behind one's back
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means