dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
before ... days (months, etc.)
global scale; worldwide scale
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (June 28, 1914)
Balkans; Balkan Peninsula
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
complete stranger; total stranger
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
total (money); full amount; sum
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
munitions; military stores; war supplies
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
industrial company; business firm
factory; plant; mill; workshop
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)