year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
calm; composed; leisurely
correction; revision; amendment
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
due form; official; formality
delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
legal; lawful; legitimate
impossible; unlikely; improbable
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
while; during; performed in this condition
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
generation; the world; the age
no exception; without exception; always the same
leadership; initiative; spearhead
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
usual; normal; stereotyped
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
political measures; policy
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later