recovery; rescue; recapture
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to resound; to make a stir
armed forces; battle troops
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
moreover; besides; in addition; on top of; to make matters worse
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
coincident with; while; simultaneously
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to marry off; to espouse to
outbreak of war; starting a war
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
ago; since; before; previous