to govern; to manage; to subdue
older brother; elder brother
the other day; a few days ago
water damage; flood disaster
not caring; not giving a damn
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be worried; to be troubled
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
receiving; acceptance; reception
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to order; to command; to appoint
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
sincere; earnest; serious
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
same; similar; (just) like; equal
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that