to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
fort; stronghold; fortification
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
(not) so much; (not) that much
in the meantime; meanwhile
snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast
justice; fairness; impartiality
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
traditional; conventional
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
defense (of oneself); defence (of oneself); explanation
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to attack; to assault; to assail
Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; Guangzhou; Kwangchow; Canton (China)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
point by point; article by article
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding