the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
by means of; due to; because of; according to
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
defense; defence; protection
estimate (of costs); budget
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
religious organization; religious organisation
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
scoundrel; rascal; villain
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
around the world; throughout the world
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
arrest; apprehension; capture
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of