conquest; domination; mastery
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
in a little bit; after a short while
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to be to the point; to be pertinent
on the occasion of; at the time of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
ingredient; component; composition
child's tear-stained face
deadly serious; deadly earnest
face contorted and about to cry
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
preparation; arrangements
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
mourning (dead persons); memorial
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to be injured; to sustain a wound