allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
international cooperation; international harmony
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
hostility; animosity; enmity
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
Waiting for Godot (1948 play by Samuel Beckett)
theatre of the absurd (theater)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
something like ...; something called ...
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing