region; limits; stage; level
peace preservation; security; safety
to get strong; to gain strength
enterprise; business; company; corporation
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
descendant; posterity; offspring
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
mass communication; mass media
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
journal; magazine; periodical
broadcasting station; broadcaster
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to scrape off; to plane off
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
banquet or reception hall
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)