pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
one's later years; final years (in life)
chain; series; connection; linkage
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
having said that; be that as it may
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
fortified city; walled city
fertile; rich; productive
basin (e.g. between mountains)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
800,000; eight hundred thousand
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
possession (esp. of a territory)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
forcibly; by force; against one's will
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
hiving off; swarming; dividing a fief
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to distribute; to hand out
for example; for instance; e.g.
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
besides; furthermore; moreover