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
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to have meaning; to be meaningful
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
heterosis; hybrid vigor; hybrid vigour
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
different opinion; objection
one's thought and beliefs
comparatively; relatively
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
tendency; trend; inclination
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
commerce; trade; business
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
chief; main; principal; major
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
work; business; company; study
to employ; to hire; to charter
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
interior; inside; internal
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
had better ...; had better not ...
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
people; citizens; subjects; folk
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to