connection; linking; linkage; link
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
festival merrymaking; revelry
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
watchful waiting; careful supervision
late at night; at a late hour
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
largest class; top category
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
requisition; commandeering; conscription
rowing; paddling (by hand)
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
self-torturing; masochistic
is never the case; has never happened
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)