Vocabulary: 赌徒恺撒
- to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression
- to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
- to be rampant; to run wild
- tranquil; undisturbed; serene
- value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
- not very; not particularly
- it is said; allegedly; according to reports; or so they say
- sign; indication; mark; indicator
- 越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
- to face; to confront
- (idiom) powerless to do anything about it
- to stay behind to take care of things
- to exert (effort or pressure)
- weak; faint; feeble
- to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
- to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
- principal cause; main reason
- dilemma; predicament; difficult situation
- Orléans
- merchant; businessman
- to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
- to ignite; to set on fire; aflame
- fire beacon (to give alarm)
- to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag on
- to hurry to (somewhere)
- 钦 Qīn: 钦 Qin1: surname Qin钦 qīn: 钦 qin1: to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself
- skillful; proficient
- properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper; to be in good order; also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1]
- born of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriot
- exotic; foreign
- thus; thereby
- depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development
- the body; one's health
- to undergo (hardship); to endure; to withstand
- (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly
- setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand
- consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent
- abundant; plentiful
- strict; serious; solemn; dignified; to tidy up; to clean up; to purge; to adjust
- to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack
- 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