inn town; post town; post-station town
cannot be compared with; no match for
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
expression; presentation; representation; notation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
largest class; top category
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
100,000; hundred thousand
class; heading; group; category
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
mobilization; mobilisation
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
8000; eight thousand; many
while moving; on the move
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
when; how soon; how long until
urban area; urban district
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to collect; to assemble; to gather
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
postwar period; period after Second World War
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order