technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
armaments; military preparations
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
influence; clout; leverage
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
time; season; period; phase; stage
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
pressure; oppression; suppression
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
until now; so far; up to the present
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
rule; reign; peaceful times
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to attack; to assault; to assail
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
all (there is); as long as there is
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being