Dictionary

universe; cosmos

otherwise; or else; how about...?

blind; groundlessly; foolishly

to wave; to brandish; to command

truth

to avail oneself of; to take advantage of

order (orderly); order (sequence); social order

to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext

to deal with; to cope

fog; mist

a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor

posture; position

cautious; prudent

strange; unfamiliar

shoulder

to urge; to press; to prompt

to feign; to pretend

to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking)

to rule (a country); to govern; rule

(finger) ring

to escape; to evade; to avoid

grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)

to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing

variant of 飘; variant of 飄|飘[piao1]; to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft

copper (chemistry); see also 红铜

truck; CL:輛|辆[liang4]

to have bad luck; to be out of luck

arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1]

(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)

askew; at a crooked angle; devious

lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule

the slightest amount or degree; a bit

to open (one's eyes)

to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi)

superfluous; unnecessary; surplus

selfish; selfishness

to tear

tone; manner of speaking; mood

empress; imperial consort

criminal

to pan fry; to sauté

tunnel; causeway

to call; to address as; form of address; appellation

cotton

to satirize; to mock; irony

muddled; silly; confused

there is no need; why should

vile; nasty; of very poor quality

nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words

hot pepper; chili