Vocabulary: 黑暗血时代
- a slap on the face; CL:記|记[ji4]
- superior and subordinate; social ranking
- the present time; to be faced with
- to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself
- to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit
- bamboo pole; CL:根[gen1],個|个[ge4]
- neither servile nor overbearing (idiom); neither obsequious nor supercilious
- nevertheless; although
- ethical norms governing human relationships
- military supplies
- (of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead
- bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
- to hew; to cut down
- to fire (in a kiln)
- charcoal
- to poison
- lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream
- wife of father's younger brother
- to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward
- (dialect) to look at
- behind sb's back; secretly
- to hinder; to obstruct; to block
- good-natured
- it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom); the less complications the better
- years; time
- good fortune; a blessing
- husband
- after this; afterwards; hereafter
- to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
- night walk; night departure; nocturnal
- to set up defenses; to fortify