Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- a member (of an organization)
- disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness; CL:場|场[chang2]
- to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly)
- to be born with; to be gifted with
- to rely on; to depend on
- tenon; tool handle; wedge
- to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with; villains will look after one another
- (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
- to hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem; to revere; to advocate
- to appear before one's eyes; pleasing to the eye; nice to look at
- money; currency
- entanglement; dispute
- tinder; source of a fire; inflammable material; (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)
- situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue
- head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
- awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power; imposing; impressive; majestic
- to satisfy both sides; to accommodate both (demands)
- It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.; Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
- for a time; at one time; one time; once
- long ago; a long time since
- to depend on; to be dependent on
- to leave; to exit
- eager; impatient
- to walk into
- to detest; to loathe; to abhor
- to sigh with regret; lament
- to inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journal
- news of sb's death; sad news
- secretly; inwardly; on the sly
- to convene; to call together
- opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely