trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
to be smeared; to be covered
strong pressure; heavy pressure
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to hold fast; to protect to the end
about; on; regarding; per; for every
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
failure; mistake; blunder
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to have a talk; to tell a story
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
several years; a few years
people; citizens; subjects; folk
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
(political) power; authority; influence
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
husband and wife; married couple
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
at; in; at; when; by; with
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
messenger; envoy; emissary
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
fully armed; armed to the teeth
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand