to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
cabinet (of a government); ministry
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
postwar period; period after Second World War
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
holding on to; sticking to
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
quotation; citation; reference
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
praise; glorification; extolment
successive generations; successive emperors
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to cease; to stop; to be over