civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
addition; increase; Canada
to follow another's example
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
British territory (possession)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
private person; individual
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be profitable; to yield a profit
trade; buying and selling
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
only; merely; but; no more than
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
looking down on; getting a bird's-eye view
district; section; sector
resolute; determined; bold
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)