Dictionary

nursing home

hidden; crypto-; recessive (gene)

cholera

to polish; to burnish; to shine

air crash; aviation accident or incident

to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus)

carpenter

postal code; zip code

poverty-stricken; very poor; hard-pressed

normal state

the ways of the world; sophisticated; worldly-wise

to elect; to choose

to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited

to show off; to try to be brave

to decline; to wane

favor; grace

unbearable; terrible; enough

spectator; non-participant

to turn one's head; to turn around

(computer) disk

great changes; ups and downs; vicissitudes

to advise against; to dissuade

to tower; to stand straight (of person's bearing)

steady; calm; unflustered

(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking

weak; frail; thin

unemployment rate

blindly; invariably

to catch up with; to keep pace with

to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation

to toast; to propose a toast

public servant; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

miniature version of sth; microcosm; epitome

to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive

civil service; public office; government job

to repair a road

to take care of oneself; to provide for oneself

direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive

(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible

to disturb; to trouble; to bother

pleasure boat; cruise ship

places of historic interest; historical sites

to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book

reasonable and fair (idiom); (idiom) reasonable; fair

to throw caution to the wind; to press one's luck; to go for broke

see 仿效; see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]

percentage

peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc