stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
the Third Reich; Nazi Germany
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)
to exhaust all one's options
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
novel; original; new; innovative
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
action; operation; effect; function
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
Japanese person; Japanese people
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
loser; defeated person; the defeated
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
the future; future prospects
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against