strong nation; powerful country
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
pre-war days; before the war
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
anything and everything; just about everything
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
but; however; provided that
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
polite; respectful; reverent
birth; creation; formation
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...