- years; time
- brick; tile (floor or wall, not roof); CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- to shake; to sway
- to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation
- collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group
- dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel; CL:間|间[jian1]
- (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
- similar
- happy; joyful
- evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- paralyzed
- to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time)
- to go to the countryside
- to transfer (personnel or material)
- to work; to be employed
- to fight for; to strive for; to win over
- production team
- casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
- captain; team leader; CL:個|个[ge4]
- opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- while it's still hot
- weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited
- slow
- pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
- to seem; to look; to appear
- to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope
- braces; suspenders; sling (for a rifle); straps (for a knapsack)
- to shift; to move
- to catch up with; to keep pace with
- pile
- lightly; softly
- eggshell
- wharf; dock; quay; pier