colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
loud sound; loud reverberation
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
critic; reviewer; commentator
to be conspicuous; to stand out
person concerned; interested party; related party
(writing, painting) brush
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
defense capability (defence)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part