gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
back (of a chair); backrest
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
experience; history; record; career
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
at that time; in those days
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
isolation; being alone; being friendless
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
even more; still more; further
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 keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
true state; actual condition; reality
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
region; limits; stage; level
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent