vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
area; region; district; locality
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
disturbance; riot; mayhem
accession to the throne; enthronement
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
objection; dissent; protest
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to have an audience (with)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
imperial throne; the Crown
to call (by a name); to name
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
launching out (e.g. into a career); embarking upon (something); doing with great ambition
Shu Han (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
same temperament; same turn of mind
my lord; my master; you; my dear
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
large container; person of great talent
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
one (thing); one piece; one item
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor