indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rule; government; administration
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
100,000; hundred thousand
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way