to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
economic strength; economic power; economic might
country; territory; domain; realm
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
mineral deposit; ore deposit
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
high efficiency; high performance
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
defense; defence; protection
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
declaration of war; proclamation of war
messenger; envoy; emissary
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle