dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
dominion; territory; possession
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
minimum; at the very least
rest; break; recess; intermission
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
as far as the eye can see
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to repeat; to be frequent
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
chief; leading; important; prominent
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary