to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
dove; moderate; soft-liner
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
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
exemplar; model; example; pattern
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
compensation payment; reparation
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
neighborhood (protest) movement; neighbourhood (protest) movement
monolith; large slab of rock
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
split; division; break up
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
one lump; one body; one group
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
intensive; concentrated; focused
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
husband and wife; married couple
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger