militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
when it comes to ...; as for ...
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
hostile relations; hostile relationship
few decades; many decades; several decades
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
secretary (government); director; chief
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
folklore studies; folkloristics
adherent; devotee; believer
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty