shame; embarrassment; disgrace
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how long; how much; to what extent
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
military personnel; soldier
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to feel; to sense; to experience
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
military forces; hosts; troops
piece; fragment; one (object)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
strong nation; powerful country
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
interior; inside; internal
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to make an appearance; to show up
major powers of the world; great powers
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
most of all; extremely; supremely
notice; attention; observation