- common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
- to enjoy; to benefit; to have the use of
- political and government circles
- 围城 Wéi chéng: 围城 Wei2 cheng2: Fortress Besieged, 1947 novel by Qian Zhongshu 錢鍾書|钱钟书[Qian2 Zhong1 shu1], filmed as a TV serial围城 wéi chéng: 围城 wei2 cheng2: siege; besieged city
- crowded to bursting point; filled to overflowing; jam-packed
- to stretch; to extend
- successor
- not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
- safe deposit box; safe
- repulsive countenance; disgusting appearance
- cunning; dexterous; ingenious
- good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
- to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory
- to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game
- lit. to flood (idiom); fig. rampant; in plague proportions
- to work hard without complaint (idiom)
- to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)
- to consider oneself as; to believe oneself to be
- workshop (of artisan)
- to identify clearly; to make sure of; to believe firmly
- hearsay; gossip
- feelings and sensibilities; sentiment and face; sensitivity to other's feelings
- nationals; citizens; people of a nation
- rash; reckless
- to squander a family fortune
- burly; strapping; big and strong
- to burn; to scorch
- eye-grabbing (headline); striking (illustration)
- after that; then
- one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse; ruined at a stroke; unable to recover after a minor hitch
- situation; existing state of affairs
- to ruin one's constitution