Vocabulary: 都市异闻录
- strenuously; persistently; hard; painful
- brows
- to knit (one's brows); wrinkled (of brows); to hesitate; distressed
- 封 Fēng: 封 Feng1: surname Feng封 fēng: 封 feng1: to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
- to form; to make up; to constitute
- edge of blade
- to purify
- to wash; to cleanse; to launder
- might; formidable power
- to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
- to recover (health, economic); to resuscitate; anabiosis
- unconscious mind; subconscious mind; subconsciousness
- tough; unyielding; hard-line
- well-known; famous
- to prevent; to block
- to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)
- when
- to lock; to lock up
- not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing
- crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal
- to carry; to take away
- total victory; to excel by far; name of a tank; slam
- period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]
- able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view
- to strengthen; to build up; to grow strong and large
- to betray
- breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly
- to reinforce (a structure); to strengthen
- to split apart; differentiation
- to examine; to probe; to scout out; to nose around
- (fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning
- leak; hole; gap; loophole
- to supervise; to control
- 明 Míng: 明 Ming2: Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God明 míng: 明 ming2: bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
- to comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
- (idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth
- to receive; to draw; to get
- to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god)
- empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
- to provoke anger
- (of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring
- to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)
- penalty; punishment; to punish
- woman; female