thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to correct oneself; to restate
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
the other day; lately; recently
promotion; raising of status
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
depending on; dependent on
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
strong person; the strong; the powerful
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
many people; a large number of people
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
several people; a few people
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up