to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
cardinal (Catholic church)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
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
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
caller; visitor; company; guest
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
younger brother and sister
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
ruler; monarch; sovereign
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
the place for; the time for; the level of
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
it's probably so; it stands to reason
embodiment; realization; materialization
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown