individual; one by one; separate; each
contradiction; inconsistency
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
great war; great battle; world war
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
not caring; not giving a damn
even if ...; even supposing that ...
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
to attack; to assault; to assail
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ancient city; former capital
town; city; municipal; urban
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since