year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
payment; defrayal; disbursement
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
energy; military strength
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
brilliant; bright; radiant
brightness; splendour; splendor
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
unbroken; endless; continuous
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Annam (old name for Vietnam)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
besides; moreover; in addition
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
toxic substance in lead; lead poisoning
disclosure; exposure; revelation
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
cabinet (of a government); ministry