no, not like that (but like this)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be at a loss for words
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to attack; to assault; to assail
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
dominion; territory; possession
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
armaments; military preparations
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
war; fighting; fierce competition