large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
early post war period; immediately after the war
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
secret military agency; secret service
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945); war between Japan and China
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
predecessor; people of former times
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
private citizen; civilian
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
again; once again; yet again
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
tedious; boring; being fed up with
somehow; for some reason or other
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)