study; library; den; home office; reading room
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
topic of discussion; agenda
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
to succeed; to bear fruit
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
just past noon; afternoon
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
oversight; omission; mistake
World Health Organization (Organisation); WHO
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
birth; creation; formation
creation; founding; initiating
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)