Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- 属 shǔ: 属 shu3: category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute属 zhǔ: 属 zhu3: to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on
- to go abroad as ambassador; to be sent on a diplomatic mission
- to agree; to decide after consultation; to come to a compromise
- to sign (an agreement)
- agreement; pact; protocol; CL:項|项[xiang4]
- to collaborate with the enemy
- lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom); fig. you'll have to take the consequences
- astute; shrewd; smart
- downhearted; downcast; in despair
- to do business
- subtle; shrewd; sophisticated
- where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle
- setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- to collapse; to droop; to settle down
- to take over; to assume control
- large-scale Chinese opera; Beijing opera; major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)
- to congeal; to concentrate attention; to stare
- with rapt attention
- appearance; looks; profile; countenance
- natural; graceful; and poised
- (idiom) to cut up sb's body into thousands of pieces (a hyperbolic threat)
- campaign; expedition
- beaten; exhausted; tired
- disappointed; frustrated
- inappropriate; improper; out of place
- to squeeze in; to step in; to take part; to step between (two persons in a relationship)
- to cross the sea by a trick (idiom); to achieve one's aim by underhanded means
- to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end
- scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory
- many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength; There is safety in numbers.
- to resist; to make a stand and fight (against)
- notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions
- very serious; grave; profound
- urgent; pressing; imperative
- calamity
- unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion