stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
the present regime; the existing regime
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
declaration of war; proclamation of war
matter of time; question of time
to accept; to receive; to agree
interior; inside; internal
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
split; division; break up
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
real intention; true motive; true meaning
destination; place one stays during a trip
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to rise; to swell; to be promoted