having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
eagle (Accipitridae family)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
schoolgirl; female student
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; sympathizer; sympathiser
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
polite; courteous; hospitable
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
lengthy military expedition; Long March (China, 1934-1936); Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)
traveling; travelling; traveler; traveller
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over