tradition; legend; folklore
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
each nation; many nations; many countries
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
general idea; concept; notion
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to govern; to manage; to subdue
irritation; annoyance; frustration
revival; restoration; resuscitation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
wherein; therein; thereinto
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
arrest; apprehension; capture
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation