defense; defence; protection
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
America and China; Sino-American
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
island area; insular region
in order; in turn; one by one
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
great war; great battle; world war
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to become better; to improve
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997); Teng Hsiao-p'ing
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
relating to the USA; toward America; with America
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
lading; loading; carrying
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
knot (nautical mile per hour)