Vocabulary: 弗兰肯斯坦
- arrogance; proud of sth
- to bow the head; to yield; to give in
- fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum
- see 烜赫[xuan3 he4]
- poor; impoverished
- open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
- to pay back in full; to redeem a debt
- to owe a debt; the sum owed
- Lucerne (city in Switzerland)
- to conceal one's identity; living incognito
- false; phony; sham
- self-respect; self-esteem; ego; pride
- to retire (from society, esp. from politics); to vanish
- to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint
- all over the place; everywhere and all directions
- old friend; sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
- to trust; to have confidence in
- lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)
- effective; in effect; valid
- residence; dwelling
- to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
- hastily
- riverside; river plain
- lonely; secluded
- small; tiny; few; young
- on the street; in town
- to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage
- to welcome; to greet
- to worsen
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- to keep; to maintain; to preserve
- trading company
- classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
- to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
- to reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience; to question oneself; to search one's soul
- to reflect on one's past errors
- (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- to injure; to harm
- to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)