Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- literature
- to cultivate (personal qualities); (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)
- age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
- brothel; whorehouse
- to chat; to gossip
- despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
- firmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr. [ta4 shi2]
- to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement
- for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
- poor; impoverished
- scholar; intellectual; egghead
- to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of
- to express one's thanks
- important; significant; major
- to replace; to take the place of
- misgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned about
- to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- to kowtow in salute
- panoramic view; wide survey
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
- to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
- talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks
- at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- to pay a visit; to call on
- way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to panic; to be alarmed
- let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more
- loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love
- for the time being; tentatively
- next day; the morrow
- noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4]
- banquet; feast
- to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
- to recite poetry
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman
- secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
- to agree (on a meeting place, date etc); to reach agreement; to make an appointment
- to become sworn brothers or sisters; sworn (brothers)
- sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
- to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
- farm animal; livestock