to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
external pressure; foreign threat
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
from the viewpoint of; according to
personal; individual; private
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
time; season; period; phase; stage
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
one's place of appointment; one's post
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
explanation; interpretation
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition