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
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
fortune-telling; divination
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
(exercising) the right to command
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
self-defense; self-defence
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
to weigh one thing against the other; to act in consideration of; to compare and take into consideration
to happen to have on hand or in stock
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs