New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
art of war; strategy; tactics
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
Japanese-style writing desk
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
postwar period; period after Second World War
to get tired out; to be exhausted
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing