Vocabulary: 百年孤独
- facial features; appearence; physiognomy
- to spy; watch for
- to feel puzzled
- to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
- in a quiet voice; softly; (linguistics) neutral tone
- to betray
- midair
- writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
- authority; power; authoritarianism; authoritarian
- to deal with (an offender)
- to state; to declare; statement; declaration; CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]
- the crime of treason
- to plea for leniency; to ask for a favor
- to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
- solemn and respectful; serene
- beauty; disposition; looks; appearance
- name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose
- to split; to crack; to break open; to rend
- to roll about
- to tarry; to delay; to stop over
- forty; 40
- innocent and unaffected; pure and unadulterated
- to be treasured; praiseworthy
- to receive a great deal of (respect, criticism, attention etc)
- preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
- shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- bullshit; nonsense
- reeking of blood; bloody (events)
- advantageous; favorable
- suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
- to rebel; to revolt
- to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)
- abstract; abstraction; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
- to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground; tricky and inconstant; to make love
- slogan; catchphrase; CL:個|个[ge4]
- having high fighting spirit
- hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
- the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan
- immunity
- time limit; deadline; allotted time