to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
Japanese colonists of Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
narrator; storyteller; reciter
broadcasting station; broadcaster
national border; provincial border
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
the present time; new; recent
military force; military strength
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
general mobilization; general mobilisation
America and Britain; American-British
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
place of dispatch; place of origin
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)