existing in opposition or interdependence
girl band; all-female band
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
weather (meteorology) information
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
warning (e.g. for a storm); advisory
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
live (internet) broadcast; live stream
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
lip-syncing; lip-synching
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
financial muscle; economic clout
one's younger days; when one was young
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
careful observation; close attention
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
setting up specially; special installation
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog