28404巨蟹座Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
28406席勒Schiller (name); Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller or Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805), German poet and dramatist
28407平安夜Silent Night (Christmas carol); Christmas Eve
28408年表timeline; chronology; annals; financial year; year
28410厢房wing (of a traditional house); side room
28411庑small rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda
28412张惠妹A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer
28414徐州市Xuzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江苏省 (JiāngsūShěng)
28415复归to return; to come back
28421意旨intent; intention; will
28422意译meaning (of foreign expression); translation of the meaning (as opposed to literal translation 直译); paraphrase; free translation
28426投行investment bank (abbr. for 投资银行 (tóuzīyínháng))
28427抗旱drought-resistant; to weather a drought
28428拉巴斯La Paz, administrative capital of Bolivia
28429拉票to campaign for votes; to ask voters for support
28431拖住to hold up; to hinder; to stall
28432拷打to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions); to give sb the third degree; to torture
28435挡箭牌arrow-blocking shield; (fig.) pretext; cover; sth used to deflect blame, criticism or pressure
28437收官(Go) to play the endgame; (fig.) to conclude; to bring to a close; final stage
28443新军New Armies (modernized Qing armies, trained and equipped according to Western standards, founded after Japan's victory in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895)
28445春暖花开(lit.) springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom); (fig.) a time of renewal and flourishing
28452弃置to throw away; to discard
28453栖身to stay at; to live in (temporarily)
28456歌坛singing stage; music business (esp. pop music)
28458止损(finance) stop-loss; to sell a security in response to its price dropping to one's stop-loss point 止损点 (zhǐsǔndiǎn)
28460此起彼伏up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
28461死敌mortal enemy; arch-enemy
28462水花spray of water; splash; (dialect) chickenpox
28463汪汪gleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep
28465法轮(Buddhism) Dharma wheel – symbol of Buddhist teaching and its spread
28468洋洋vast; impressive; self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself
28471海口市Haikou, prefecture-level city and capital of Hainan Province 海南省 (HǎinánShěng)
28476满堂whole audience; a sellout (capacity audience); jam-packed
28478灌注to pour or inject (a liquid or substance) into sth; (fig.) to concentrate (one's energy, spirit etc) on sth; (medicine) to perfuse
28479乌烟瘴气(idiom) full of smoke and noxious fumes; (fig.) toxic atmosphere; chaotic environment
28485琴弦string (of a stringed instrument)
28486环卫public cleanliness; (urban) sanitation; environmental sanitation; abbr. for 环境卫生 (huánjìngwèishēng)
28487留宿to put up a guest; to stay overnight
28489痛失to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc); to miss out on (an opportunity); to fail to gain (victory etc)
28493盆栽to grow (a plant) in a pot; potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
28494盈亏profit and loss; waxing and waning
28499神态appearance; manner; bearing; deportment; look; expression; mien