grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
various countries; various regions; various provinces
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
bucking horse; unmanageable horse
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
solitary island; isolated island
same generation; one's generation
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
desperately; for one's dear life
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
self-interest; selfish desire
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
surrounding at a distance
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel