toll; transit fee; transit duty
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
oppression; suppression; pressure
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
leaving a matter to chance
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
great emperor; ... the Great
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
low table; table with very short legs
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
review (of learned material); revision
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
university professor; college professor
research paper; study; thesis
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
price decline; fall in price