- separated for a long time
- the land of dreams; slumberland
- to make a draft; to draw up (plans)
- hardworking; diligent
- to revise
- to support; to assist; to sponsor
- down payment; advance payment
- delaying tactics; deliberate procrastination
- voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-
- taciturn; uncommunicative; silent
- unexpected; previously unimagined
- to unload
- to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint
- to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself
- intelligence and ability
- to handle affairs; to deal with matters
- lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded; plain speaking; Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.; to put one's cards on the table
- to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc)
- stress (on a syllable)
- (phonetic); declivity; steep bank
- to form an alliance; to ally oneself with; allied with; aligned; to bond with
- to hate; hatred; enmity; hostility
- personal profit; to benefit oneself
- militarism
- cruel and unfeeling (idiom)
- policy; guidelines; CL:個|个[ge4]
- diplomat
- 常 cháng: 常 chang2: always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant常 Cháng: 常 Chang2: surname Chang
- fortunately
- to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country)
- mini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword)
- clause; explanatory section in a document
- to remove sb from their post; to dismiss
- death penalty; capital punishment
- sovereignty
- there is no lack of
- lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush