Dictionary

(financial) deficit; red letter

notarization; notarized; acknowledgement

plait; braid; pigtail

unusual; unique; variant of 別緻|别致[bie2 zhi4]

to exclaim in admiration

milestone

to take care; to be careful

remorse; repentance

clever; quick-witted

moral character

publication

upright; regular; proper

basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

lantern

vague; faint; indistinct

tough and durable; tenacious

to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one

faucet; tap

to levy (a tax); to expropriate

always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time

to control; to curb; to restrict

changes; vicissitudes

abundant; plentiful; vigorous

concise; brief

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance

only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except

propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly

theory; doctrine

to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business

to be willing to; to resign oneself to

dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in

to consider; to weigh (a matter); to balance (pros and cons)

to be bound to; undoubtedly will

timidity; timid; cowardly

narrow; tight; narrow minded

according to reports; it is reported (that)

to recuperate; to recover; to convalesce

day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop

kindly; nice; amiable

secret; mystery

to study meticulously; to delve into

common; everyday; average

to simplify; to reduce

to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short

layman; amateur

capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)

flabbergasted; astonished

as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers

common saying; proverb

water conservancy; irrigation works