insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
government; administration
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to manage a state; to govern a country
motherland; fatherland; native country
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
custom; practice; convention; precedent
ruler; monarch; sovereign
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(political) power; authority; influence
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
accession to the throne; enthronement
reigning; controlling; dictating
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
influential person; man of importance
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
traitor (to one's country); quisling
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint