neighboring countries; surrounding countries
military force; military strength
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
outside of; not covered by
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to become famous overnight; to burst into fame
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
is something that; is that which
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
individual; private person; personal; private
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
violent explosion; bursting
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to begin shooting; to shoot out
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
sea of fire; sea of flame