Vocabulary
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| 路途遥远 路途遙遠 | it's a very long journey to get there | |
| 一臂之力 一臂之力 | lit. the strength of one arm (idiom); a helping hand; to lend assistance | |
| 瞒不过 瞞不過 | cannot conceal (a matter) from (sb) | |
| 告之 告之 | to tell sb; to inform | |
| 九泉之下 九泉之下 | deep beneath the earth; the underworld; the netherworld of the dead (idiom) | |
| 趁虚而入 趁虛而入 | to take advantage of a weakness to slip in (idiom); to exploit an opening or vulnerability | |
| 剑客 劍客 | swordsman | |
| 尽力而为 盡力而為 | to try one's utmost; to strive | |
| 难辞其咎 難辭其咎 | cannot escape censure (idiom); has to bear the blame | |
| 年之久 年之久 | period of... years | |
| 无人能及 無人能及 | nobody can compete with; unmatched by anybody; without rival | |
| 图谋不轨 圖謀不軌 | to plot wrongdoing; to harbor sinister intentions; to scheme treacherously (idiom) | |
| 忙于 忙於 | busy with | |
| 以此为 以此為 | to regard as; to treat as | |
| 证据确凿 證據確鑿 | the evidence is conclusive; ironclad proof (idiom) | |
| 讯问 訊問 | to interrogate; to ask about | |
| 逼问 逼問 | to question intensely; to interrogate; to demand information | |
| 结党营私 結黨營私 | (idiom) to form a clique for self-serving purposes | |
| 受宠 受寵 | to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered | |
| 缩头乌龟 縮頭烏龜 | a turtle that pulls its head in; (fig.) coward; chicken | |
| 从犯 從犯 | accessory to a crime; accomplice | |
| 砸坏 砸壞 | to smash; to shatter | |
| 抛出 拋出 | to toss; to throw out | |
| 逆鳞 逆鱗 | (Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon; (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are | |
| 入主 入主 | to invade and take control of (a territory); to take the helm at (an organization); (of a company) to take control of (another company) | |
| 坐视不理 坐視不理 | to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom) | |
| 泡温泉 泡溫泉 | to soak in a spa or hot spring | |
| 临走 臨走 | before leaving; on departure | |
| 费尽心思 費盡心思 | to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through | |
| 有惊无险 有驚無險 | to be more scared than hurt (idiom); to get through a daunting experience without mishap | |
| 归隐 歸隱 | to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion | |
| 以观后效 以觀後效 | to wait and see how sb behaves in future (idiom); to grant clemency on condition of good conduct | |
| 挨骂 挨罵 | to receive a scolding | |
| 从轻发落 從輕發落 | to deal with leniently (idiom); to give a light sentence; to punish mildly | |
| 漩涡 漩渦 | whirlpool; eddy; vortex; (fig.) maelstrom | |
| 好恶 好惡 | lit. likes and dislikes; preferences; taste | |
| 自寻死路 自尋死路 | to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom); to bring about one's own destruction | |
| 神志不清 神志不清 | to be delirious; to be mentally confused | |
| 陪嫁 陪嫁 | dowry | |
| 无稽之谈 無稽之談 | (idiom) complete nonsense | |
| 巍巍 巍巍 | towering; imposing | |
| 女扮男装 女扮男裝 | (of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom) | |
| 含冤 含冤 | wronged; to suffer false accusations | |
| 懿旨 懿旨 | an imperial decree | |
| 端的 端的 | really; after all; details; particulars | |
| 闭门思过 閉門思過 | shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes | |
| 在野 在野 | to be out of (political) office; to be out of power | |
| 独善其身 獨善其身 | to maintain one's own integrity (idiom); to look after only oneself; to stay aloof | |
| 首鼠两端 首鼠兩端 | (idiom) to hesitate; to remain undecided | |
| 掣肘 掣肘 | to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder |