defense capability (defence)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
agricultural community; farm village; rural
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
action of making something; -ification
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
Central Committee of the Communist Party
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
Ten'an era (857.2.21-859.4.15)
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
one cause; one reason; one factor
respect and affection; love and respect
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
personality cult; cult of personality
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
lyricism; description of one's feelings
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
pretension; conceit; hubris