right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be consistent; to be coherent
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
aggression; invasion; raid
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
everywhere; all over; throughout
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
stationing (troops); occupancy
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to maintain (preserve) peace
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to ask a question; to ask questions
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
true state; actual condition; reality
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
accurate; correct; precise; exact
grasp; catch; understanding
main city (of a district, province, etc.); major city
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age