Vocabulary: 历史的尘埃
- osprey; fish hawk
- (idiom) of long standing; with a long history; stretching back to ancient times
- complacent; self-satisfied
- to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
- to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
- every single; as long as
- a strategist
- to speak; words
- to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
- to investigate thoroughly; to carefully inspect; to verify; to ferret out (undesirable elements)
- prisoner of war; to capture; to take prisoner; (old) northern barbarian; slave
- oneself; one's own family
- pond; pool; sink; washbasin
- to drool with desire (idiom); to envy; to hunger for
- (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
- to sell off
- pedantic; trite; inflexible; adherence to old ideas
- to proclaim oneself (sth); to give oneself the title of; self-appointed; self-styled; to limit oneself to; to isolate oneself
- to defend oneself; self-defense; self-preservation
- detailed; comprehensive
- 琮 Cóng: 琮 Cong2: surname Cong琮 cóng: 琮 cong2: jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times
- to defend one's property to the death; to cling obstinately to old habits; die-hard
- doctrine; dogma; creed; dogmatic
- heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster; fig. violent revolution; major social upheaval
- not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
- to confer; to discuss; to engage in talks
- to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
- war readiness; military preparedness
- to snipe (shoot from hiding)
- (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom); (athletics) On your mark!
- to look in all directions (idiom); to glance around