news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
messenger; envoy; emissary
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
political measures; policy
error; mistake; slip; bug
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to need; to demand; to take; to require
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
split; division; break up
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
the present regime; the existing regime
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to disperse; to take a castle
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed