Vocabulary: 南方与北方
- lane; alley
- simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)
- (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household
- shout; rallying cry; cheering; to shout
- top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
- to turn one's head; in no time; in the twinkling of an eye
- parts of the country other than where one is
- to hide; to dodge; to avoid
- to attack (the enemy)
- ordinary soldier
- to reckon; to guess
- to evade; to dodge (out of the way)
- to be unable to bear
- very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part
- lumber; timber
- 折 zhé: 折 zhe2: to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book折 zhē: 折 zhe1: to turn sth over; to turn upside down; to tip sth out (of a container)折 shé: 折 she2: to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)折 zhé: 折 zhe2: to fold
- to split; to crack; to break open; to rend
- loudly; with a loud bang; a loud rumble
- physical body
- (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
- setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect
- to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
- beast; wild animal
- to prey on; to catch and feed on; to hunt for food
- to recruit (followers); to scout for (talent etc); to incur; to lead to
- (literary) stunned; stupefied
- demon; fiend
- noise
- not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss
- reason; intellect; rationality; rational