invisibly; secretly; privately
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
dozens; scores of; decades
several million; millions (of)
postwar period; period after Second World War
countries; (various) nations
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
(act of) writing on a blackboard
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
great war; great battle; world war
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
final; eventual; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
story; tale; talk; discussion
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to be main; to be principal; to be important
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
very interesting; of great interest
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category