shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
successive generations; successive emperors
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
oppression; suppression; pressure
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be well-known; to be famous
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to mark the end; to spell the end
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to throw away; to abandon
pretension; assumption (of a title)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
election; selection; choice
former (incumbent); predecessor