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Third heavenly stem

To look around in all directions

Severe cold, bitter cold

Strictly prohibited

Bumper harvest

To put someone in a difficult position; to cause trouble

To be in charge, responsible for

To attract worldwide attention

To play a decisive role; crucial

Jet-black, pitch-black

Customs, traditions

To strive to be first and fear falling behind

To strive for success, to bring credit to

Carbon dioxide

Human nature, humanity

In order to avoid, so as not to

To appoint, to designate

Willful, capricious

The burden is heavy and the road is long

As everyone knows; it is well known that

Survival of the fittest

Flyer, leaflet

To rack one's brains; brain-teasing

Aunt (wife of father's elder brother)

Dignity, decency; decent, respectable

To cheat (on an exam)

Work and rest, daily routine

To speak confidently and with authority

Demand exceeds supply

Basis, according to, based on

To rely on, to depend on

By luck, by a fluke

Common saying, proverb

To keep a secret, to maintain confidentiality

What; what is; which

Hi, hey

Everyone who; everything that

Quality; character (moral)

Accent; pronunciation

If; supposing that; in case

To call out, to summon

Overseas Chinese

Tasty, delicious

Only; alone

To start, to launch, to mobilize

Openly, blatantly

To publish, to print (in a newspaper/magazine)

Proposal, initiative

Meaning, implication

To compose, synthesis, composite

To establish, to found

With the help of, by means of

To sell out; to betray

Abundant, plentiful, full of energy

Republic

Uniform

To formulate, to draw up

Origin, background, to come from

Cold-hearted, ruthless

So as not to, in order to avoid

Practical, realistic, feasible

To distinguish, to differentiate

Unique, distinctive, unconventional

Element, fundamental component

Equipment, apparatus

Soon, about to

Period, cycle

To merge, to combine

Cartoon, animation

To refer to, to consult

Preliminary, initial

Organ

Motive, motivation

Always, never (before negation)

Association, society

Harmony, harmonious

Intrinsic, inherent, internal

Sword

Conflict, clash

To build, to construct

Oral, verbal

Weight, measure, authority

Healthy; sound; to improve

Exposition, fair

Lunar calendar

Joy, delight

Noise, disturbance

Eccentric, strange, weird

Pure, one hundred percent, complete

Citizen

Complication, difficulty, twists and turns

Strenuous, laborious, difficult

Movement, sound, activity, sign

To pause; to stop; a halt

Crisis

Compatriot, fellow countryman

To launch, to emit

Gentle, amiable; harmony

Kind, amiable, affable