Vocabulary: 白鲸
- 弓 Gōng: 弓 Gong1: surname Gong弓 gōng: 弓 gong1: a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
- center of gravity; central core; main part
- to escape; to run away; to abscond
- block; gate pillar; pier; classifier for clusters of plants; classifier for rounds in a card game: trick; (archaic) watchtower
- suddenly; now (..., now...)
- (human) body
- blood; bloody fluid; blood-tinged liquid
- setting sun
- deep red; crimson; scarlet
- to reflect light
- steam; heat; CL:股[gu3]
- 对头 dùi tóu: 对头 dui4 tou2: correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right对头 dùi tou: 对头 dui4 tou5: (longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent
- gradually
- to crumble
- to inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage
- to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented
- deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
- sealed off; impenetrable
- caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)
- (idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered
- to putter around; to work to no avail
- lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom); fig. pitch dark; to black out; disorderly; troubled times
- rapid; sudden
- blood clot
- precipitate; sediment