to continue to increase; to continue to mount
fertile; rich; productive
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
dwelling; house; residence; address
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
backward country; underdeveloped country; developing country
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
maximum permissible level or dosage
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
to be in the spotlight; to come into focus (of attention); to come into the spotlight
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
unification of the whole country
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
national pension; government pension system
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
war of aggression; war of conquest
first world problem; good problem to have
one-child policy (of the PRC)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
campground; campsite; camping-ground
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
land, sea and air; army, navy and air force
scorched-earth strategy (policy, tactics)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
commitment; pledge; promise
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
delivery; transfer; hand-over
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
support; backing; aid; assistance
great; excellent; outstanding
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present