Vocabulary: 宠魅
- to be amazed; to be surprised; to wonder
- old town; old district of a city
- to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
- to be bound to; to be sure to
- abuse of authority; tyrannical abuse
- well-off; wealthy
- to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
- courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive
- silly little girl
- to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through
- (idiom) to fan the flames; to incite people; to stir up trouble
- (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit; to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
- display of wild manners; scandalous scene; insolent and conceited manners
- to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster
- (idiom) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation
- incident; unforeseen event; events (in general)
- to steal everything
- to postpone; to put off; to defer
- rigid; unwavering; unbendable; firm (hold on sth); tenacious
- east; east side; eastern part; to the east of
- to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate
- along the way; on the way; area beside a road
- seriousness
- to get angry
- to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- treasury
- to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
- (physics) chain reaction; (idiom) chain reaction; series of events each caused by the previous one
- to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)
- no harm (in doing it); One might as well.; It won't hurt.; no matter; it's no bother
- (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee
- a scoundrel; a bad chap
- to dominate (a market etc); to monopolize
- somewhat; to some degree
- completely incompatible; lit. incompatible as fire and water
- latrine pit; latrine
- to renege; to go back (on a deal); to back out (of a promise)