Vocabulary: 南方与北方
- cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
- rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]); rose flower (CL:朵[duo3])
- petal; CL:片[pian4]
- to be of use
- to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
- to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
- to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident
- authenticity; truthfulness; veracity; reality; validity
- superficial
- (voice, music) suave; mellow; (speech) indirect; tactful
- favorable criticism; positive evaluation
- to wander around
- to be warlike; to be belligerent
- to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
- to examine; to check; to keep a lookout; cautious; restrained (in speech or mannerisms)
- to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc)
- to despise; to look down on
- swan
- sense of humor
- to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused
- tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
- sternly; strictly; harshly; stringently; rigorously
- sweetheart; one's beloved
- mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
- agreement; contract
- to intensify; to speed up; to step up
- famous; well-known
- popular sentiment
- 对头 dùi tóu: 对头 dui4 tou2: correct; normal; to be on good terms with; on the right track; right对头 dùi tou: 对头 dui4 tou5: (longstanding) opponent; enemy; inimical; adversary; opponent
- to slander; to defame; to get hit (by a bullet); to be wounded
- modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
- won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
- recommendation letter