Dictionary

difficulty

to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)

memorial service; funeral service

to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of

to change schools; to transfer to another college

genuine; intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)

repayment; to pay back money

target

source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location

to be discouraged

to rush to; to hurry to

Binhai (place name); Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin; Binhai county in Yancheng 盐城, Jiangsu

whistle

startled

next year; the coming year

lone; isolated and without help; all alone

to go home to visit one's family

to show off; to make a display of

to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring

grand reputation; renowned; famous

to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure

my God!; oh boy!; man!

national treasure

honestly speaking; to be frank, ...

discussion

to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere

sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head

heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment

twists and turns

joint venture

to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to; to comply with; to conform to; to adapt to; to go along with; in tune with

in short supply; scarce

to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wā ku]

grievance; resentment; complaint

to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work

focal length; focal distance

brimming with; steeped in

embarrassed

quagmire

why bother?; is it worth the trouble?

overall; in general terms

treasure-house; treasury; treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)

to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty

to simplify matters; to save trouble; perceptive; understanding; (archaic) to handle administrative work

to create; original creation; to be the first to do sth

fuse (for explosive)

happy occasion; wedding

symphony

all kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of

to seek shelter; to seek asylum