beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
each house; every house; many houses
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
country; territory; domain; realm
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
agricultural land; farmland
reason; grounds; circumstances
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
point of compromise; common ground
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
countries; (various) nations
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
changing completely; transformation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when