to play a leading role; to play a central part
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
outbreak of war; starting a war
solely; entirely; only; or
time; season; period; phase; stage
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to take command; to give direction
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
government official; public official
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
main force; chief object; mainline
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
most difficult; next to impossible
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to let (a person) pass first
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return