Vocabulary: 白鲸
- nature; innate tendency
- to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
- coward
- to become visible; to reveal
- mountain ridge
- to shun the world
- to live in seclusion
- sulfur (chemistry)
- rarely seen
- to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of
- 厂 hǎn: 厂 han3: "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc厂 chǎng: 厂 chang3: factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
- to spread; to circulate; to hand down
- bizarre anecdote; extraordinary piece of news
- to have nothing to say (idiom)
- up until now; so far
- medium
- to make (a list); to list
- killer; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player
- long tail
- to blow air (into)
- size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
- swimming; to swim
- (idiom) making up a group; forming a troupe; in large numbers; as a large crowd
- worth seeing; considerable; impressive; significant
- to approach; to come closer
- omen
- commonly referred to as; common term
- vague; unclear; ambiguous
- expressive power
- hyena
- gluttonous; greedy
- 靡 mí: 靡 mi2: to waste (money)靡 mǐ: 靡 mi3: extravagant; go with fashion; not
- 菲 Fēi: 菲 Fei1: abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lu:4 bin1]菲 fēi: 菲 fei1: luxuriant (plant growth); rich with fragrance; phenanthrene C14H10菲 fěi: 菲 fei3: poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old)
- average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions
- sixteen; 16
- eighteen; 18
- silhouette; figure
- to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
- profitable
- 营生 yíng sheng: 营生 ying2 sheng5: (coll.) job; work营生 yíng shēng: 营生 ying2 sheng1: to earn a living