Vocabulary: 白鲸
- horse
- old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful
- superfluous; cumbersome; a burden on sb; a nuisance to sb; to inconvenience; to tie sb down; long-winded (of writing); also pr. [lei2 zhui5]
- to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom); to sway; (of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
- to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length
- (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- critical opportunity
- hunting dog
- to go against
- completely bad
- to defeat; to overpower; to beat; to be defeated
- to work hard; to do one's very best; to throw oneself into the task at hand
- to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
- to burst with rage; to blow one's top
- soap bubble
- road hub; major crossroad
- muffin; pancake; (Tw) waffle
- to miss (train, opportunity etc)
- bank; CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
- Bank of England
- dual; twofold
- intention; purpose
- to slow down; to retard
- to display shockingly bad behavior; to behave atrociously
- rowboat; small boat; oar; paddle; thin rod used to control a curtain etc
- to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks; going hand in hand
- at all times; at every moment
- graceful; fine; elegant
- loftily; proudly; unyieldingly
- to inflate; to pump up; (fig.) to encourage; to boost morale
- to seize (the strategic high ground)
- to jam; to choke; to clutch; also pr. [qia3 zhu4]
- (idiom) to run neck and neck; to keep pace with; to keep abreast of; on par with one another