vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
development; exploitation
interest; rights; concession
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
help; assistance; service
odds and ends; all; every
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
all-out attack; general offensive
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
identification; ID; identity
due form; official; formality
registration; accession; register; entry; record
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
plants and animals; flora and fauna
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
governor-general; governor; viceroy
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
commodore; brigadier general
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
within; inside of; less than
financial power; financial means; wealth
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back