Dictionary

willow

cheers and laughter

helmsman

exceptionally; not one's responsibility or job

to strikingly resemble

simple; plain; unadorned

restaurant

to think over

variant of 驮; variant of 馱|驮[tuo2]; load carried by a pack animal

broad sense; general sense

sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided

pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)

to take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc); to succeed sb

dense; thick; strong

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