facts being beyond dispute; logic being indisputable
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to repaint; to paint again
live music or performance
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
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
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
this occasion; at this time; now
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
two classes; double; two sets
toast; congratulatory cup
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
both armies; both teams; both sides
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
rebirth; new birth; nascent
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham