- sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls; see also 大球[da4 qiu2]
- shoe
- clear; limpid
- to separate; to part
- summer vacation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- embrace; bosom
- withered and fallen; scattered; sporadic
- water surface
- Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
- faint; indistinct
- bird
- to shake; to vibrate; to strongly affect; shock; vibration
- (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
- tonight
- to enroll new students; to get students
- quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)
- evening; night; late
- urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
- success or failure
- front line
- on the other hand...; conversely...
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- legendary; fantasy saga; romance; short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty
- disappointed; frustrated
- to book tickets; to issue tickets
- tone; manner of speaking; mood; CL:個|个[ge4]
- cold; indifferent
- to be called; to be known as
- in other words; that is
- ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute; to harden (one's heart)
- to exert all one's force; all-out effort; CL:股[gu3]
- to hang up (a phone)
- curtain of night; gathering darkness
- to express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc); to address (an audience); same as 致詞|致词
- to face; to confront
- daring; presumptuous; daredevil
- escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver
- unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful
- can be rated as; can be said to be
- extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
- cucumber; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- celery; parsley