destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
postwar period; period after Second World War
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to set on fire; to ignite
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to step over or across; to overcome
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
final; eventual; ultimate
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
political maneuvering; politicking; political machinations
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to surge; to well up; to gush out
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
very young; little; childish; immature
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(some) more; even more; longer; further