originally; by nature; from the start
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
control; management (e.g. of a business)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
feeling; sense; impression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
most part; greater part; majority
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
influence; clout; leverage
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
regional governor in ancient China
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
even more; still more; further
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
establishment; settlement
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
authority; power; influence
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...