supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
non-confidence; lack of confidence
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
virtue; charm; merit; good point
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
respect and affection; love and respect
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
kind-hearted; benevolence
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
natural disaster; cataclysm
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
ringleader; accomplished villain
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
annexation; merger; swallowing up
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
individual; private person; personal; private
what sort of; what kind of; what way
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
strategist; tactician; schemer
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)