to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
book; volume; this; present; main; head
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
river; stream; River; the ... river
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to be saved up (of money)
quantity or volume of water
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
ramification; branching off
passage; path; route; one's way
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
excavation; cutting; digging
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to establish; to formulate
impassioned speech; fervent speech
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind