the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
military force; military strength
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
start; leaving; marching off
what is called; what they call; so-called
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
town; city; municipal; urban
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over