putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to have a reason; to have an excuse
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
sphere; circle; range; category
deviation; departure; omission
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
when it becomes; when it comes to
necromancy; spiritism; spiritualism
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
camera obscura; black box
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
long talk; long-winded speech
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
our country; our land; one's own country
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
explanation; interpretation
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-