oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
national border; provincial border
our country; our land; one's own country
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
drama; play; powerful drug
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
watchful waiting; careful supervision
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
oppression; suppression; pressure
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
military conflict; armed conflict
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
intensification; aggravation
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
battlefield; battleground
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
audience; spectator; spectators
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing