how long; how far; how much
testimony; (verbal) evidence
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
restraint; restriction; control; check
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
8000; eight thousand; many
way (of doing); manner; method
inland districts; inland areas
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
small number; few; minority
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
biological younger brother
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
mounted bandit (esp. in north-east China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
focal point; nodal point; node
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial