- (idiom) to run neck and neck; to keep pace with; to keep abreast of; on par with one another
- useless
- black market
- playmate
- to affix a seal; to stamp (a document)
- at first; suddenly; abruptly; to spread; (of hair) to stand on end; bristling
- to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom); to find it hard to speak about sth
- sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided
- vacancy
- to repay; to requite
- to fall vacant; a job opening at a high level
- kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]
- office worker; staff member; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- completely incompatible; lit. incompatible as fire and water
- qualified; competent (professionally); to be up to a task
- in charge of; to control
- accomplishment; training; self-cultivation
- a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
- (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person
- seat of honor; person in a high-ranking position; to be promoted to a more senior role; (genetics) epistatic
- to harbor hard feelings
- land west of the Yellow river; Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces
- old adage; ancient teaching
- contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
- cold sweat
- 精神 jīng shén: 精神 jing1 shen2: spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]精神 jīng shen: 精神 jing1 shen5: vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking
- yesterday
- panic; panicky; panic-stricken
- to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity
- wind and waves; rough waters; (fig.) hardship
- (idiom) heart and soul; wholeheartedly
- to handle; to transact; to conduct
- funeral arrangements
- 岭 líng: 岭 ling2: used in 岭巆|岭𫶕[ling2 ying2]岭 lǐng: 岭 ling3: mountain range; mountain ridge
- to inspect; an investigation
- to bury (the dead); to inter