encroachment; erosion; corrosion
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
in the end; at the end of the day
to live; to reside; to inhabit
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
to run around; to bustle about
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
distance travelled; mileage
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to run around; to bustle about
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
urban area; urban district
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to spread; to be propagated
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")