Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- retching; vomiting
- to let the wind blow on oneself; to be exposed to the wind; to air out (a room); to blow air (e.g. to dry one's hair); (fig.) to brief sb informally; to leak or hint at information ahead of formal release
- (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring; (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
- frontier fortress
- plateau; CL:片[pian4]
- 倾倒 qīng dào: 倾倒 qing1 dao4: to dump; to pour out; to empty out倾倒 qīng dǎo: 倾倒 qing1 dao3: to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before
- to retch
- to hang down; suspended
- manly; masculine
- sink
- sleeve
- many; quite a lot; much better
- to gasp; to pant; asthma
- fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute
- massacre
- swordsmanship
- how; what kind
- a general or admiral
- to make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishment
- talent and learning; scholarship
- lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
- prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring
- glimmer
- to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot
- outspoken and straightforward; forthright; expansive
- to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact
- to regard with disdain; to shun
- lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom); fig. to brave any danger; to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)
- not to refuse to (idiom); not to hesitate to
- to have a headache
- (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
- castle; rook (chess piece)
- mangy dog; (fig.) loathsome person
- to rack one's brains
- ancient books or records
- actual effect; practical result; efficacy
- drunkard