fortifying; fortification
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
second generation; second; junior
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
composed expression; clear face
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to lean against; to set against
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
the whole nation; all the people in the land
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
preliminary step; first step
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
last week; the week before
inauguration; installation ceremony
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
draw (in competition); tie game
to take back; to recapture
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)