taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
private citizen; civilian
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
colonization; colonisation
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
beforehand; in advance; previously
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
development; exploitation
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
of course; certainly; naturally
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to settle (in a place); to settle down
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
proposal; proposition; suggestion
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement