facts being beyond dispute; logic being indisputable
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
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)
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
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
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
loser; defeated person; the defeated