partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
public institution; public organization; official body
approval and authorization; permits and licences
true state; actual condition; reality
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
merchant of death; arms dealer
race (of people); type of person
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
change; transition; vicissitudes
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
edict; public announcement
armed forces; military; troops
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
tool; implement; means; furniture
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way