Engels : Nederlands
capital = hoofdstad
competence = hier: begrip
decline = neergang
faraway = heel ver weg
globe = aarde
influence = invloed
landmark = herkenbaar punt
map = kaart
mother tongue = moedertaal
other side = overkant, andere kant
population = bevolking
to assume = bestijgen (van troon)
to attend = deel nemen aan
to consist = bestaan uit
to emerge = opkomen
to encounter = tegenkomen
to explore = ontdekken
to offence = beledigen
to refer = refereren
to restore = herstellen
to struggle = vechten
current = huidig
currently = momenteel
fluently = vloeiend
foreign = buitenlands
in common = gemeenschappelijk hebben
in reference = terugslaan op
major = belangrijk
nearly = bijna
out of work = werkloos
similar = gelijk
started off = zette in werking
surely = zeker weten
therefore = daarom
well known = beroemd