to accept (a request); to approve (an application) / to hold a grudge (against someone); to reproach (someone); to resent / to defy (the enemy); to win a victory over (someone despite being in a disadvantaged situation oneself) / to hold; to catch; to seize; to hold power; to execute; to manage

despite; regardless of; no matter (what)

defiant; fearless in one's opposition

to execute; to implement; to enforce / to follow; to obey; to comply (with the law)

to accept; to approve; to admit

to approve; to accept; to authorize

intransigent, unreasonable

to conceal (in an illicit manner); to harbour

(colloquial) to dispute; to resent; to contest / (archaic) to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be disagreeable

(archaic) to assume power; to take office; to control a regime