manners; behavior; behaviour
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
classification; categorization; sorting
although I say; although one might say; although called
secrecy; highly classified information
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
memory; sense; experience
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
for reference only; in-library use only; not for loan
to find out; to discover; to locate
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
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
old kingdom; ancient kingdom
countries; (various) nations
since the dawn of history
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
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
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
succession struggle; succession race
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through