conquest; domination; mastery
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
settlement (of people on land)
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
puppet government; puppet regime
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
ebb tide; waning fortunes
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to delight; to give pleasure
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
several times (as large, over)
adoption; selection; choice
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
active; positive; progressive
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
one example of (when there are more examples)
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
marine transport; carriage by sea
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding