Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- to drag in
- spiral; whirlpool; eddy; vortex
- sense of responsibility
- night life
- pavilion
- to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares); to denounce loudly; to shout slogans
- to consult with; to talk things over; agreement
- main street; avenue
- (idiom) to let out a torrent of abuse
- (coll.) young man; polite or friendly form of address or reference for a young male
- with a worried frown
- wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent
- to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
- to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
- pleasure; thrill; delight; joy; pleasurable sensation; a high
- discount
- appearance
- to descend; to arrive; to come
- step one; first step
- to call; to appeal
- alliance
- infamous; notorious
- scoundrel; rogue; bully; villain
- secretive; furtive; surreptitious
- suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
- peasant; farmer
- insurrection; rebellion
- coup d'état
- many times; on more than one occasion
- to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb
- fetus dies in the belly; (fig.) plans or projects failed before being carried out
- 旋 xuàn: 旋 xuan4: to whirl; immediately旋 xuán: 旋 xuan2: to revolve; a loop; a circle
- mountain range; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- senior; highly experienced; veteran
- monarch
- lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to take a leading role; to build a personal fiefdom