country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers
grey moustache; white beard
place of refuge; refugee destination
all-terrain vehicle; quad bike; dune buggy; beach buggy; buggy; stroller
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
senility; dotage; decrepitude
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
major war; great war; world war
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
archipelago; group of islands
long ago; previous; of a former age
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
state of the war; war situation
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to stay (at); to stop (at)
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world