centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
blow; shock; strike; batting
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
conversely; on the contrary
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
war; fighting; fierce competition
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
several years; a few years
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
passage; path; route; one's way
else; in addition; besides
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
personal; individual; private
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
phrase; phrase; strawberry
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
defense; defence; protection
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)