conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
logistics; supply; communications
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
outside the country; abroad
picking; collecting; harvesting
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
great emperor; ... the Great
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
international; diplomatic intercourse
internal trouble; domestic trouble
external troubles; foreign threat
dealing with; coping with
preference; priority; precedence
to leave as is; to ignore
rule; reign; peaceful times
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
main purpose; primary objective
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)