to apologize; to apologise
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to govern; to manage; to subdue
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
society; public; community; social studies
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to hide; to keep to oneself
to burn with combativeness
here and there; in places
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
mountain top; summit; peak
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
root; source; origin; cause
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
tens of thousands of years
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving