Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
transforming equipment; transformer; electrical substation
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
plum blossom design; silk fabric with a plum blossom design
authentication; notarization; notarisation
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
pro-government newspaper; newspaper that curries favour with the government
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
slough; swampy lowland; moor; marsh
to administer the affairs of state
carpentry shop; woodworking plant; sawmill
domestic handicraft industry
waiting for a ship to depart
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
separate account; separate charge
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
omnivore; omnivorous animal
set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow
presswork; press working; pressing; press forging
statistical table or chart
to formularize (a theory); to formularise