crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
outbreak of war; starting a war
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
strategist; tactician; schemer
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
hostile party; enemy side
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
one by one; one each; one at a time
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to shout (in anger); to yell
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
approval; license; licence; permission
power; authority; jurisdiction
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to carry around; to carry on one's person