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right in half

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impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous

5

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop

1

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

another name; nickname; alias; synonym

1

assailant; marauder

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

2

along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

2

to have a relationship; to have relations

1

split; division; break up

1

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

2

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

1

trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism

2

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

1

chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

1

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

1

Spain

7

Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore

6

sect; denomination

9

Spanish Armada; invincible armada

1

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

3

discord; antagonism

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

2

Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration

1

South American continent

1

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

1

influence; clout; leverage

2

South America

1

sphere of influence

3

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

sparks

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

camping; campground; making camp

1

tent

2

decision; judgment; resolution

1

lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it

1

William

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