paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
interest; rights; concession
possession; retention; maintenance
massing (of troops); gathering
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
estimate (of costs); budget
to be in danger of; to be liable to
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-1864)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to be rearranged or transposed
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
Japan and Britain; Japanese-British; Anglo-Japanese; Japanese-English (translation, interpretation, etc.)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy
blow; shock; strike; batting
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
distant land; remote location; distant province