conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
country; territory; domain; realm
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
agricultural land; farmland
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
point of compromise; common ground
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
changing completely; transformation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
absorption; suction; attraction