Vocabulary: 南方与北方
- to defend oneself; to rebut a charge
- to dazzle the eyes
- worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk
- not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
- delicate; squeamish; finicky
- manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
- complete; comprehensive
- Kohl (name); Helmut Kohl (1930-2017), German CDU politician, Chancellor 1982-1998
- a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
- parliament; congress; legislative assembly
- expression of opinion; views; remarks; arguments
- younger sibling; younger brother's wife
- headache
- lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me
- to draw up (a plan)
- down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4]
- to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries
- appearance; bearing; meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
- to be anxious and worried; agitated; pensive
- to think over; to consider; anxiety
- old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful
- to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage
- (idiom) calm; unhurried; composed
- to wane; to vanish gradually
- unknown person; nobody
- to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat
- witticism; wisecrack; sarcastic remark; double entendre
- to burst forth
- strength
- short-term
- to make new advances; to move forwards
- weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]
- the correct path; the right way (Buddhism)
- intentionally or otherwise
- rashly; hastily; without careful consideration
- timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay