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sea route

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inland

1

trade (foreign)

2

of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

2

bay; gulf; inlet

2

north of; and northward

1

harbour; harbor; port

1

last ray of hope; only hope

1

getting on board; sailor; seaman

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

feudal lord

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

2

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

3

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

2

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

3

supply; provision; raising; procurement

1

amount of money; sum of money

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

one year; some time ago

1

rather; better

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

3

national treasury

2

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare

1

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

2

to pick a fight

1

severe; hard

1

returning tit for tat; retaliating

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

3

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

4

to break the silence; to break one's silence

2

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

without

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

discord; antagonism

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cultural differences

1

in a day; in a brief space of time

1

with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

2

assertion; declaration; affirmation

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