Dictionary

lake

a list; to list; to enumerate

you might as well (do it); simply; just

to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)

to pay (taxes etc)

to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize

to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth)

crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events

to display; to exhibit

for many generations; generation; era

to discuss

stalk; stem

Weixin county in Zhaotong 通, Yunnan; see 威信縣|威信县[Wei1 xin4 Xian4]; prestige

obvious at a glance (idiom)

happy; entirely free from worry

to inspect and accept; acceptance

might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive

to inlay; to embed; to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring)

carefree and without worries (idiom); (idiom) carefree; without worries

plain; simple; guileless

based on...; in conformance with..; taking as one's main principle

diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone

preliminary competition; to hold preliminary heats

to establish; to fix; to settle

diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard

to put an end to

to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review

to draw up; to draft; to formulate

group; sect; clique; faction; school

esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste

fertilizer; chemical fertilizer

substantial; robust; ample; abundant

saturated; filled to capacity

vulgar; tacky; tawdry

to draw close to

to recite; to repeat from memory

desolate

arable land; to plow land

to link up; to connect; to join

to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit

pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic

in short; in a word; in brief

lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic

have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈

unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen

(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury

systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)

understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name

to sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful; deeply moved