winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
leader; central personage
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
of course; certainly; naturally
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
(not) even once; (not) ever
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
ruler; monarch; sovereign
prospects of victory; chances of success
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
outbreak of war; starting a war
oppression; suppression; pressure
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
honest; incorruptible; integrity
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
looks; personal appearance; features
young lover of an older woman; boy toy
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher