grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
three; three years of age
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
supply line; line of communications
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
preparation; provision; guarding
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
great wall (of China); long wall
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
construction; establishment
construction; architecture (of buildings)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
private citizen; civilian
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy