Dictionary

old-fashioned; old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

naughty; mischievous

(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

chest

flourishing; bustling

°C (degrees Celsius)

minute; tiny; negligible

domesticated animals; livestock

to stand; to have a footing; to be established

to waste; to spend; to consume

good fortune; a blessing

deficit; (financial) loss

blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)

to cast (pour metal into a mold)

to steep; to soak; to immerse

it's just perfect; it's just right

what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight

to pass on; to convey; to communicate

to check; to contain; to hold back

former days; in the past

top priority job; matter of vital importance

to rinse; to trick; to fool sb

to collude with; to collaborate with; to gang up with

gunpowder

to be oriented towards; orientation

to hesitate

to put emphasis on; to stress

to regret; to feel that it is a great pity; to feel sorry for sb

to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture

acrobatics; CL:場|场[chang3]

bald; blunt

loud and clear; resounding

shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book

lit. new bud; fig. new and original

to stop; to obstruct

variant of 动荡; variant of 動蕩|动荡[dong4 dang4]; unrest (social or political)

fishy (smell)

peaceful relations; harmonious

perseverance; willpower

sincere; cordial

coarse; crude (in one's manner); boorish

to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by

to contract; to undertake (a job)

structure; pattern; layout

to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled

to accord with; to conform to

to awaken; to come to realize; awakened to the truth

wife's father, father-in-law

to go on a journey; to leave

to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on