to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
very likely; very probable
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
UN Charter; Charter of the United Nations
clear; precise; definite; distinct
long time; long interval; for quite some time
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
change in the law; legal reform
few decades; many decades; several decades
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
security (e.g. national security); US-Japan Security Treaty; campaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
U.S. forces; American military
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days