lands

city-states, microstates, ministates, nation-states

domains, dominions, empires, kingdoms, realms, republics

duchies, dukedoms, emirates, principalities, seigniories (or seignories), sultanates

democracies, dictatorships, monarchies, monocracies, oligarchies, sovereigns (also sovrans), theocracies

client states, colonies, condominiums (also condominia), dependencies, mandates, provinces, settlements, soil, trust territories

fatherlands, homelands, motherlands

great powers, powers, sea powers, superpowers, world powers

welfare states

districts, domains, latitudes, ranges, realms, terrains, territories

neighborhoods, vicinities

berths, moors, ties up

beaches, grounds

harbors

arrives, reaches, shows up, turns up

debarks, disembarks

fetches, hits, makes, reaches

pulls in, touches down

debarks, disembarks

barges (in), blows in, breezes (in), bursts (in or into), waltzes (in)

checks in, clocks (in)

beaches

anchors, docks, puts in

belly-lands, crash-lands

clears, grosses, nets

accomplishes, achieves, notches (up), scores

accumulates, amasses, draws, racks up

catches, picks up

annexes, occupies, takes over

reacquires, reattains, recaptures, regains, remakes

gloves, halters, lassos, ropes

apprehends, arrests, detains

bays, corners

clasps, clutches, fastens (on), fists, grasps, grips, holds, latches (on or onto), secures

rends, wrests

enmeshes (also immeshes), ensnares, entangles, entraps, meshes

abducts, kidnaps, spirits (away or off)