- long-term; long-range
- driving force
- to shut down; to terminate; to cancel; to go out of business
- everybody; everyone; we all
- to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one
- bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful
- a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing
- (courteous) to read respectfully
- printing ink
- (of a fragrance) to waft about; (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
- to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss; to make a scene
- information; news; message; text message; SMS
- editor; compiler
- after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities
- to express; to present; to extend; to tender (greetings, thanks etc)
- (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
- deliberately
- to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb; to get into confrontation
- modest; self-deprecating
- to make an excuse; pretext; excuse
- in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur (historian etc)
- Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
- (of a newspaper, magazine etc) to stop publishing
- as different as can be (idiom); poles apart
- to politicize
- to commercialize
- utility
- (idiom) the tiniest bit
- to reach agreement
- to raise enough money to do sth; to pool money; to club together (to do sth)
- to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity
- amount; number
- Mandarin ducks and butterfly (i.e. love birds); derogatory reference to populist and romantic writing around 1900
- rampant; very popular