to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
revival; restoration; resuscitation
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
declaration; proclamation; announcement
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
hostility; antagonism; opposition
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
condition; situation; prospects
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
transportation rates or expenses
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
emperor of Russia (prior to 1917); tsar; czar; tzar
bishop (chess piece); bishop
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
looking on (somebody) as hostile
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
strong nation; powerful country
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement
black rope used to bind criminals; being bound in prison
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity