lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to establish; to formulate
founder; originator; pioneer
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
Xiang Yu (aka Kou U) (232 BC-202 BC), general in the late Qin period, defeated by Liu Bang, founder of the Han Dynasty
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
postwar period; period after Second World War
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
above-mentioned; above-named; above
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
suppression; repression; subjugation
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
unification of the whole country
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
founder of dynasty or sect
to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence