excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
to differ; to vary; to disagree
family; relatives; dependents; household
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
regional governor in ancient China
secretary (government); director; chief
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
presence (impressive quality)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
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
country; territory; domain; realm
most part; greater part; majority
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)