country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
aggression; invasion; raid
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
form; shape; figure; visage
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
family; relatives; dependents; household
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
outside of; not covered by
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
every evening; night after night
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...