royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
wealthy person; millionaire
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
major powers of the world; great powers
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
gore; triangular piece of fabric, used for making skirts, umbrellas, etc.
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
absorption; suction; attraction
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
sovereign; emperor; monarch
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
outline; summary; gist; in brief
pointing out; identification
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
looking on; remaining a spectator
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
armed might; military power; the sword; force