explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to pay attention; to be watchful
quarrel; trouble; dispute
solidarity; joint; collective
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
as everyone knows; needless to point out
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
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
coexistence; living together
influence; clout; leverage
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
enmity; antagonism; hostility
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
this is why; this means; it is the case that
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
pretension; assumption (of a title)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
fame; popularity; reputation
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral