- estate; lands
- neutral; neutrality
- impoverished; destitute
- to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water
- dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side)
- cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
- to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create
- to paint; to whitewash; to decorate; plaster; fig. to gloss over; to cover up
- inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)
- to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
- to do business
- to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted
- life-and-death power; ultimate power
- to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
- not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate
- to eliminate
- knife; CL:把[ba3]
- hooligan; rogue; a good-for-nothing
- single parent family
- single parent
- domestic violence
- immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
- to misuse; to abuse
- to include on a list
- bilateral; both sides; both parties involved
- limitation; limit
- bunch of gangsters; criminal gang; organized crime syndicate
- to brawl; to scuffle
- Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- the final years (of a regime)
- lone; lonely
- to declare oneself emperor; to win the best actor award
- banner
- brilliant; impressive; outstanding
- to tilt one's head back to see (sth); to look up at
- power; influence
- to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
- foundation
- boring; of no interest
- evening; night