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by (means of); with

3

Burma

55

volunteer army

12

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

to decide; to determine

2

Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega

9

sun; saint; San (people); son

3

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

10

Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War

12

Pacific War (1941-1945)

1

General Headquarters (office of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers); GHQ

1

naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

1

discussion; argument; debate

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

meaning; significance

8

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

2

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

6

heresy

1

Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration

2

Netherlands; Holland

22

Portugal

4

colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)

12

Latin America

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

1

Indonesia

41

the whole area; all areas

3

colonization; colonisation

2

Britain and France; Anglo-French

1

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

8

Indian subcontinent

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

Mughal Empire; Mogul Empire

1

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

5

when it becomes; when it comes to

10

Africa

4

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

4

Spanish-American War (1898)

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

Sino-French War (1884-1885)

1

French Indochina

2

Tibet

50

Thailand

1

and; as well as

13

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

1

why; how

3

alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC

2