Dictionary

lifeline

night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort

to go for an outing; to go on an excursion

contrast; discrepancy

to pursue a goal with determination; inspirational; motivational

shocking; horrifying; atrocious

sparkling and translucent

pavement; sidewalk; shortcut

to conform (with); to echo; to correlate well

to dig up; to appear in an excavation; unearthed

not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply

to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent

to remove sb from their post; to dismiss

a sage; wise and holy man; virtuous ruler

backbone; spine; Taiwan pr. [jǐ liang]

to seek knowledge; to study; to attend college

apartment building; residential tower

amphibious; dual-talented; able to work in two different lines

curtain

to weaken; to attenuate

tolerant; generous; magnanimous

passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation

browser (software)

to struggle arduously

to make a sudden turn

clapper-board; auctioneer's hammer; to beat time with clappers

relatively speaking; comparatively speaking

at all times and in all places (idiom)

stratagem

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be stunned

night market

to be out of the question

child support payment (after a divorce)

rice; paddy

herdsman

railtrack connection; to integrate into sth; to dock

to rot; to decay; to become corrupt

mosquito net; CL:頂|顶[ding3]

thermometer; thermograph

to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn

to jeopardize; to be harmful to; to undermine

to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

family financial situation; family circumstances

refined and courteous; urbane

medicinal ingredient

to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth)

elegant; graceful

to come up with ideas; to make suggestions; to offer advice

shade of a tree; Taiwan pr. [shù yìn]