Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- vulgar; poor taste
- superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
- mysticism
- to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location
- creed; doctrine; teachings
- change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction; to dance to a different tune
- under sb's name
- turning point; breaking point
- disciple; follower of a religion
- semicircle
- circular sector
- miracle
- with this; thereby; thus; because of this
- since then; henceforth
- fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
- disaster
- 对头 dùi tou: 对头 dui4 tou5: (longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent对头 dùi tóu: 对头 dui4 tou2: correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right
- region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
- to succeed sb in a job; successor
- bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
- (derogatory) unruly people
- to adhere; to attach oneself to; to append
- city defense
- to besiege (a town)
- to destroy; to smash; sabotage
- to occupy by force; to seize; to dominate
- bad luck; misfortune; adversity
- to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day
- sour expression on one's face
- (of skies or one's mood) gloomy
- to press into service; to impress; to commandeer
- to sink down to; to be reduced to (sth inferior)
- to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work
- (Buddhism) to designate the boundaries of a sacred place within which monks are to be trained; a place so designated; (fantasy fiction) force field; invisible barrier (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結界 "kekkai")
- office; agency; bureau
- to see with one's own eyes; to witness