predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
sharp increase; sudden rise
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
country; territory; domain; realm
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
out of control; uncontrollable
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
competent; suitable; qualified
directly; in person; firsthand
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
indirection; indirectness
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to do together; to share; to participate in
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
it is I who should say so
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception