抗衡: to compete with, to vie with, to counter...
倡导: to advocate, to initiate, to propose, to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)...
偏方: folk remedy, home remedy...
滞留: to detain, retention...
修养: accomplishment, training, self-cultivation...
倾听: to listen attentively...
好笑: laughable, funny, ridiculous...
饼: round flat cake, cookie, cake, pastry...
上下: up and down, top and bottom, old and new, length, about...
核心: core, nucleus...
