Monroe Doctrine; Monroeism
Central and South America
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
Castro; Castelot; Castro (Chile)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
Spanish-American War (1898)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
foreign; abroad; overseas
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to distribute; to hand out