- steady; steadfast
- to risk one's life
- to look favorably on sth; would be glad to see it happen
- political and government circles
- big shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization)
- to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
- greater than; to exceed
- (coll.) no good; of no use
- to be equal to; to be well-matched; rival
- to have the power to rally supporters
- lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence; too far to be able to help
- Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
- as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom); to be entirely different
- to the north of (suffix)
- basically; on the whole
- to the south of (suffix)
- many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
- generally speaking; to sum up; in summary; in short
- crisis
- difficult; hard; hardship
- victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)
- to inform by telegraph, telephone etc
- all parties (in a dispute etc); all sides; all directions
- to reopen
- to punish
- proposal; motion
- to penetrate; to see through
- to besiege; to beleaguer; to attack from all sides; to jointly speak or write against sb
- to postpone; to put off; to defer
- clamor
- disagreement; differing interpretations