dominion; territory; possession
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
war; battle; match; game; competition
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
northern region; the north
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
eastern part; the east (of a region)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
in history; ever; historical
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
giving; provision; furnishing
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
posterity; future life; life to come
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
about; concerning; as to; regarding
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to sit in a row; to be arrayed