still; even now; to this day
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
world history; international history
review (of learned material); revision
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
wherein; therein; thereinto
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
hegemony; leadership; initiative
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
materials; data; document
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to differ; to vary; to disagree
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
housing district; residential district
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
systematic; regular; routine
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline