international agreement; accord
each nation; many nations; many countries
possession; retention; maintenance
military force; military strength
defense; defence; protection
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
striking; remarkable; considerable
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
generation; the world; the age
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
prohibition; inhibition; ban
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
farmland; rice field or paddy
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
although I say; although one might say; although called