backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
writing; book; (literary) work
military forces; hosts; troops
triumphant return; returning in triumph
restoration; reinstatement
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
even though; despite; when
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to have no chance (of succeeding)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
very much; very many; more and more
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
matchless; unequalled; unequaled