to rise; to swell; to be promoted
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
aggression; invasion; raid
to be able to manage somehow or another
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
that is to say; so that means
secret information; intelligence
war; battle; match; game; competition
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
intelligence or information network
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
again; once more; a second time
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to help each other; to cooperate