just a handful; only a small number (of)
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
morality; moral principles
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
interference; intervention; meddling
such; like that; in that way
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
dominion; territory; possession
Monroe Doctrine; Monroeism
Central and South America
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
Spanish-American War (1898)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting