rampancy; prevalence; domination
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
many people; a large number of people
to take someone's life; to kill someone
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
great war; great battle; world war
quarrel; dispute; argument
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
major powers of the world; great powers
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
foreign enemy; outside invader
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to blow through; to blow across
even more; still more; further
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
drama; theatre; theater; play
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest