to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
sensual love; love affair
whether one wants to or not; without choice
downward adjustment; downward revision
now that you say that; now that you mention it
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
control; management; supervision
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to incur someone's enmity
desolate (e.g. plains); ruined
struggle (for); scramble; contest
troubled times; turbulent times
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
major powers of the world; great powers
handful; small amount; small number
to search for; to seek for; to look for
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
Spain; Spanish (language)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
death in battle; death on the battlefield
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)