positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
one's true character; one's true self; one's true worth; serious; earnest
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
meaning; significance; sense
nothing but; none other than
supreme command; high command
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
propriety; fitness; aptitude
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
specialization; specialisation
as; because; with; due to
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jie Shi) (1887.10.31-1975.4.5)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
democratic nation; democratic country
under control (e.g. of territory)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
colour; color; hue; tints
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers