United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
temporary; transitory; short-lived
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
leader; guide; mentor; coach
by means of; due to; because of; according to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
settlement; solution; resolution
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon