construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
being very busy; busyness
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
few decades; many decades; several decades
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
finish; completion; the end
classification; categorization; sorting
(listed in) no particular order; arbitrary order; random order
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
library; book collection; paperback book
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
the same age; same period
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary