this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
staff with plaited paper streamers
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
power of the state; government authority
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
scale; scope; plan; structure
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
chief; main; principal; important