elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
men and women of all ages
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
overseas dispatch (e.g. of the Japan Self-Defense Forces)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
restoration of public order
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
oppression; suppression; pressure
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
military force; military strength
from the viewpoint of; according to
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
large number (of); many; majority
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
support; backing; aid; assistance
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
international law; law of nations
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
dirty work; unpleasant task
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
calm; composed; cool; quiet
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
elder sister; older female friend
shooting down (an aircraft)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
existence; being; life; survival
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence