outbreak of war; starting a war
people; citizens; subjects; folk
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
dominion; territory; possession
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
war; battle; match; game; competition
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
at that time; in those days
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
soldier; combatant; warrior
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
to soak into; to permeate
conversely; on the contrary
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
that's the way it is; such is life
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to be born; to come into this world
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture