may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
probe each other; sound each other out
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
in that way; thus; so; so?
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to anticipate; to foresee
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
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
optimism; taking an optimistic view
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unexpected; unforeseen; strange