strong nation; powerful country
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to toady; to be obsequious
the last moment; the very end
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
two times; twice; two degrees
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on