bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
originally; by nature; from the start
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
technical civilization; technical civilisation
Europe and America; the West
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
British East India Company
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
government of the Qing dynasty; Qing government
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
smuggling; contraband trade
Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou; Kwangchow; Canton (China)
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
outbreak of war; starting a war
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty