FSI Set 10 Flashcards

Question

甚至于[甚至於] shènzhìyú

Answer 1

so much (that) ② even (to the extent that)

Answer 2

lit. kept hoodwinked inside a drum (idiom); completely in the dark

Answer 3

preconceived idea ② bias ③ prejudice

Answer 4

just ② fair ③ equitable

Answer 5

to obscure ② to confuse ③ to mix up ④ to blur

Answer 6

to confuse right and wrong (idiom)

Answer 7

confused (idiom)

Answer 8

to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods

Answer 9

somewhat ② to some extent

Answer 10

to get somewhere (idiom)

Answer 11

There are things which one doesn't know. ② to be unaware of sth. (idiom)

Answer 12

to have sth. that one does not do (idiom)

Answer 13

to be somewhat different (idiom)

Answer 14

to have good ears and eyes ② to be very perceptive ③ to have a clear understanding (of the situation) ④ to be alert (idiom)

Answer 15

unclean ② filthy ③ foul-mouthed

Answer 16

to be in an awkward position (idiom)

Answer 17

to play deaf-mute

Answer 18

to feign ignorance (idiom)

Answer 19

to be out of the question

Answer 20

to perform an in-depth investigation

Answer 21

to cherish ② to treasure ③ to take care of ④ to love and protect

Answer 22

slim, slender, graceful

Answer 23

Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher

Answer 24

Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalist and subsequently for PRC People's liberation army

Answer 25

itinerary ② route ③ political line (e.g. right revisionist road) ④ CL:條|条[tiao2]

Answer 26

to select the best

Answer 27

to appoint ② to assign

Answer 28

to examine ② to check up on ③ to assess ④ to review ⑤ appraisal ⑥ review ⑦ evaluation

Answer 29

having both integrity and talent (idiom)

Answer 30

eliminate ② get rid of

Answer 31

puberty ② adolescence

Answer 32

to degenerate ② to go bad ③ to deteriorate ④ metamorphosis

Answer 33

to relate to ② concerning ③ about

Answer 34

cohesion ② cohesiveness ③ cohesive

Answer 35

fighting strength

Answer 36

if only (sth were possible) ② I wish (that)

Answer 37

to change one's views (idiom)

Answer 38

to congregate ② to assemble ③ to mass ④ to gather together ⑤ to amass ⑥ to polymerize

Answer 39

quark (physics)

Answer 40

way ② method

Answer 41

celebrated and famous (idiom)

Answer 42

to alternate ② to take turns

Answer 43

callus (patch or hardened skin) ② corns (on feet) ③ also 趼子

Answer 44

callus (patch or hardened skin) ② corns (on the feet)

Answer 45

classic car

Answer 46

elderly lady (respectful) ② esteemed mother ③ CL:位[wei4]

Answer 47

cold and cheerless ② fig. lonely ③ unfrequented

Answer 48

deserted ② desolate ③ unfrequented ④ cold and cheerless ⑤ lonely ⑥ in quiet isolation

Answer 49

lonely ② lonesome

Answer 50

change ② transform ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 51

involuntary ② automatically

Answer 52

labor ② parturition ③ delivery

Answer 53

give birth to a child

Answer 54

pleasure of heavenly agreement (idiom); family love and joy ② domestic bliss

Answer 55

many and complicated ② mired in minor details

Answer 56

tedious ② convoluted ③ fiddly ④ pedantic

Answer 57

Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people (late 1890s)

Answer 58

separation of powers

Answer 59

the first meridian ② the prime meridian

Answer 60

line of latitude ② parallel

Answer 61

lines of latitude and longitude ② warp and woof

Answer 62

very complicated (idiom)

Answer 63

to lift restrictions (such as curfew or martial law)

Answer 64

to impose martial law ② to impose curfew ③ martial law ④ curfew ⑤ emergency measures

Answer 65

martial law

Answer 66

renegade ② traitor ③ to betray one's country

Answer 67

renegade province (term PRC uses for Taiwan)

Answer 68

(music) staff ② stave

Answer 69

to stay aloof from a matter (idiom)

Answer 70

chamber of commerce

Answer 71

general election

Answer 72

a referendum ② abbr. for 公民投票

Answer 73

disparity ② gap

Answer 74

term of office

Answer 75

compatible

Answer 76

tolerant and open-minded (idiom)

Answer 77

tolerant ② forgiving ③ to pardon ④ to forgive ⑤ can contain ⑥ can hold ⑦ to tolerate ⑧ to show tolerance

Answer 78

rude ② rudely

Answer 79

antler ② deer horn (used in traditional Chinese medicine) ③ abatis (defensive obstruction with sharp points)

Answer 80

bugle horn

Answer 81

concentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution) ② consistency ③ thickness ④ density ⑤ viscosity

Answer 82

to calculate ② to reckon ③ to extrapolate (in calculation)

Answer 83

atmosphere

Answer 84

to be deficient in sth. ② to be short of (supplies, money, etc.)

Answer 85

variant of 櫃|柜[gui4]

Answer 86

to lead to ② to create ③ to cause ④ to bring about

Answer 87

omen ② sign (that sth is about to happen) ③ warning sign

Answer 88

no matter what ② despite ③ to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)

Answer 89

fingernail

Answer 90

Burkina Faso, West Africa

Answer 91

Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso

Answer 92

Niger (African state) ② Niger River, West Africa

Answer 93

Ivory Coast, West Africa

Answer 94

restrained ② confined

Answer 95

to serve in the army ② in active service

Answer 96

Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生

Answer 97

Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯

Answer 98

four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地

Answer 99

to dismiss ② to fire ③ to degrade

Answer 100

act in a (official or personal)

Answer 101

household dish, implement or furniture ② domestic animal ③ guy (slang) ④ chap

Answer 102

foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate

Answer 103

eucalyptus

Answer 104

bamboo ② CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]

Answer 105

tangerine ② CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4]

Answer 106

hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur)

Answer 107

Abkhazia, region in Georgia

Answer 108

T'bilisi, capital of Georgia or Gruzia 格魯吉亞|格鲁吉亚[Ge2 lu3 ji2 ya4]

Answer 109

Georgia (country)

Answer 110

Georgia, US state

Answer 111

to feed on illusions (idiom)

Answer 112

how can it be that? ② (rhetorical adverb)

Answer 113

to follow the track of an overturned cart ② to repeat a disastrous policy

Answer 114

to attend to everything personally

Answer 115

lacking the final bucket of earth (idiom); to fail for lack of a final effort ② to fall at the last hurdle

Answer 116

to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

Answer 117

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Answer 118

United Arab Emirates ② abbr. for 阿拉伯联合酋长国

Answer 119

United Arab Emirates ② abbr. for 阿拉伯联合酋长国

Answer 120

Trojan horse

Answer 121

to develop ② to evolve

Answer 122

blueprinted

Answer 123

to sketch ② to delineate

Answer 124

badger ② CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Answer 125

domain ② territory

Answer 126

to describe ② to portray

Answer 127

hegemony ② supremacy

Answer 128

to throw out ② to get rid of

Answer 129

tangible benefit ② material advantages ③ advantageous (deal) ④ substantial (discount)

Answer 130

to have one's eyes on (a goal) ② having sth in mind ③ to concentrate

Answer 131

place of interest ② a place one has one's eye on

Answer 132

to give charity to sb ② to oblige

Answer 133

depressed ② resentful ③ discontented ④ indignant ⑤ perturbed

Answer 134

melancholy

Answer 135

lit. sole hegemony ② to monopolize ③ domination (of the market) ④ personal empire

Answer 136

to reconstruct (an art object) ② to remodel

Answer 137

great-grandson

Answer 138

great-granddaughter

Answer 139

structure ② pattern ③ layout

Answer 140

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture ② arrogant and bossy

Answer 141

suboptimal ② subpar ③ not good enough

Answer 142

harsh ② pitiless

Answer 143

to permeate ② to infiltrate ③ to pervade ④ osmosis

Answer 144

lever ② pry bar ③ crowbar ④ financial leverage

Answer 145

to lift ② to pry open ③ to lever open

Answer 146

to pry open ② to lever open

Answer 147

transform ② change

Answer 148

case change (in grammar)

Answer 149

in the end; after all is said and done

Answer 150

one's own wishful thinking

Answer 151

(make a) list

Answer 152

to resit ② to boycott ③ to refuse (to cooperate) ④ to reject ⑤ resistance ⑥ refusal

Answer 153

qualifications

Answer 154

to take off (trousers) ② to drop one's pants

Answer 155

to help each other ② to complement ③ complementary

Answer 156

to mull over (an issue) ② to hold exploratory discussions

Answer 157

unattainable ② far-fetched ③ out of reach ④ exceedingly remote or distant

Answer 158

to induce ② to promote ③ to urge ④ to impel ⑤ to bring about ⑥ to provoke ⑦ to drive (sb to do sth) ⑧ to catalyze ⑨ to actuate ⑩ to contribute to (some development)

Answer 159

frame ② framework ③ fig. pattern ④ outline ⑤ organizing plan

Answer 160

public opinion

Answer 161

all different ② each unto his own

Answer 162

earnings ② profit

Answer 163

like waking from a dream (idiom)

Answer 164

sharp (e.g. knife blade) ② incisive ③ to the point

Answer 165

authority ② handle ③ hilt

Answer 166

thorn ② sting ③ thrust ④ to prick ⑤ to pierce ⑥ to stab ⑦ to assassinate ⑧ to murder

Answer 167

foreign minister ② secretary of state ③ minister of foreign affairs

Answer 168

to plan and prepare

Answer 169

large scale program of lasting importance ② project of paramount importance ③ to think big ④ annual national audit

Answer 170

just out of the steamer basket 蒸籠|蒸笼 ② to appear (of products, publications, sometimes derog., "lots of shoddy material is appearing nowadays")

Answer 171

clear ② evident ③ obvious(ly)

Answer 172

to stop ② to obstruct ③ to bar the way

Answer 173

to incorporate ② to put under (external administration)

Answer 174

intent ② intention ③ intend ④ schematic diagram

Answer 175

rampart ② barrier

Answer 176

settle a matter by leaving it unsettled ② end up with nothing definite

Answer 177

to survey ② to view broadly

Answer 178

in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change

Answer 179

no harm (in doing it) ② One might as well. ③ It won't hurt. ④ no matter ⑤ it's no bother

Answer 180

to placate ② to pacify ③ to appease

Answer 181

genuine goods at fair price (idiom)

Answer 182

dissatisfied ② discontented ③ lacking happiness

Answer 183

Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan ② Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian, PRC

Answer 184

constitutional government

Answer 185

bold and decisive

Answer 186

to put down a rebellion (idiom)

Answer 187

to slap on the face ② to box sb's ears

Answer 188

Czech Republic

Answer 189

nothing is too bizarre ② full of extraordinary things

Answer 190

labor pains

Answer 191

be out of (political) office ② out of power

Answer 192

opposition party

Answer 193

as the general trend indicates (idiom)

Answer 194

pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system

Answer 195

halberd ② long handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade ③ combined spear and battle-ax

Answer 196

(zoo.) orca ② killer whale

Answer 197

mental disorder ② neuropathy ③ mental case (derogatory)

Answer 198

to restrict ② to limit to ③ to constrain ④ restriction ⑤ constraint

Answer 199

Sumo wrestling

Answer 200

reelection ② to reelect

Answer 201

unable to say ② can't say precisely

Answer 202

meeting place ② place where people gather ③ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 203

many successive brilliant theatrical performances (idiom)

Answer 204

apt to happen (usually of sth undesirable) ② frequently ③ happening easily (e.g. accident or illness)

Answer 205

urgent priority

Answer 206

to be a good fit ② to be identical with ③ to adjust oneself to ④ to fit in

Answer 207

one more time ② again ③ one more ④ once again

Answer 208

repeatedly

Answer 209

to turn sth over

Answer 210

once more ② once again ③ one more time

Answer 211

many times ② repeatedly

Answer 212

protective screen

Answer 213

catty-corner ② to be diagonally opposite to

Answer 214

at that time ② originally

Answer 215

march ② parade ③ demonstration

Answer 216

not only ... but also ② as well as ③ moreover ④ in addition ⑤ furthermore

Answer 217

stage ② section ③ phase ④ period ⑤ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 218

Wei Jingsheng (1950-), Beijing-based Chinese dissident, imprisoned 1978-1993 and 1995-1997, released to the US in 1997

Answer 219

Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, General Secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then

Answer 220

Hu Yaobang (1915-1989), Chinese politician

Answer 221

to drain (by leading off water) ② to unburden oneself ③ to divulge ④ to leak a secret

Answer 222

Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, Prime Minister 1949-1976

Answer 223

to solicit contributions ② to collect donations

Answer 224

Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989

Answer 225

Li Peng (1928-), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tian'anmen clampdown

Answer 226

Liu Xiaobo (name of dissident writer)

Answer 227

my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) ② my humble writing

Answer 228

comment ② evaluation

Answer 229

surname Luo ② old name of several rivers (in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Anhui)

Answer 230

breakwater ② jetty

Answer 231

luxury ② sumptuous

Answer 232

extravagant and ostentatious (idiom)

Answer 233

luxury good

Answer 234

extravagant

Answer 235

extravagant ② wasteful ③ exaggerating

Answer 236

to duplicate ② to make a copy of ③ to copy ④ to reproduce ⑤ to clone

Answer 237

Star Trek (US TV and film series)

Answer 238

Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金

Answer 239

Capricorn (star sign) ② northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴

Answer 240

Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

Answer 241

The Chronicles of Narnia, Children's stories by C.S. Lewis

Answer 242

elf ② leprechaun

Answer 243

Finland ② Suomi

Answer 244

marsh ② swamp ③ wetlands ④ glade

Answer 245

school badge ② college insignia ③ university crest

Answer 246

water buffalo

Answer 247

surname Ying ② to answer ③ to respond

Answer 248

richest individual ② top millionaire

Answer 249

lit. appearance ruined by a scar ② fig. to lose face ③ disgraced

Answer 250

initial ② preliminary ③ tentative

Answer 251

to arrive (news)

Answer 252

the charts (of best-sellers) ② table of ranking

Answer 253

to detain and question

Answer 254

to implicate ② implicated

Answer 255

inestimable ② incalculable ③ beyond measure

Answer 256

genuine ② honest ③ in good faith ④ honesty ⑤ integrity

Answer 257

to become rich

Answer 258

to enjoy a reputation

Answer 259

rice ② paddy ③ CL:株[zhu1]

Answer 260

bearing (mechanical)

Answer 261

dignitary ② distinguished person ③ royalty ④ nobleman ⑤ big shot

Answer 262

to acquire fraudulently ② an illegal exchange

Answer 263

dream of golden millet ② fig. illusions of wealth and glory ③ pipe dream

Answer 264

dream of golden millet ② fig. illusions of wealth and power ③ pipe dream

Answer 265

pipe dream (idiom)

Answer 266

barley ② to moo ③ usurp

Answer 267

to gain profit (by underhand means) ② to exploit ③ exploitation

Answer 268

to gain profit (by underhand means) ② to exploit ③ see also 謀取|谋取[mou2 qu3]

Answer 269

joking matter; go back on one's words

Answer 270

the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

Answer 271

the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).

Answer 272

for now ② for the time being ③ temporarily

Answer 273

to accompany ② to follow ③ to occur together with ④ attendant

Answer 274

after all (when all is said and done) ② actually ③ outcome ④ result

Answer 275

lit. to drill a hole ② to take advantage of a loophole (e.g. legal) ③ to exploit an advantage ④ to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth. bad)

Answer 276

effect (e.g. greenhouse effect)

Answer 277

domino effect ② ripple effect

Answer 278

the butterfly effect (leading to chaotic dynamics)

Answer 279

to bear the brunt (idiom)

Answer 280

snobbish (materialistically) (idiom)

Answer 281

common ② everyday ③ average

Answer 282

idea ② concept ③ philosophy ④ theory

Answer 283

to borrow ② a loan ③ debit and credit items on a balance sheet

Answer 284

to repay a debt

Answer 285

especially adept at trickery (idiom)

Answer 286

mortgage loan

Answer 287

mortgage crisis

Answer 288

subprime mortgage

Answer 289

security (property held against a loan) ② mortgaged property

Answer 290

little imagined ② scarcely realized

Answer 291

ridiculous

Answer 292

flock of sheep

Answer 293

balance sheet

Answer 294

to chase ② to pursue vigorously

Answer 295

Injure one and you injure all. (idiom)

Answer 296

Honor one and you honor all. (idiom)

Answer 297

lit. bitter fruit ② fig. painful consequence

Answer 298

cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development

Answer 299

to collaborate from within with forces from without (idiom)

Answer 300

admittedly (it's true that...)

Answer 301

function ② role

Answer 302

be (in some state, position, or condition)

Answer 303

to send sb. to his doom (idiom)

Answer 304

mold in metal

Answer 305

to err hopelessly (idiom)

Answer 306

too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.

Answer 307

to sound a bell ② to raise the alarm

Answer 308

alarm bell

Answer 309

smoke (from guns)

Answer 310

bow string ② string of musical instrument ③ watchspring ④ chord (segment of curve) ⑤ hypotenuse ⑥ CL:根[gen1]

Answer 311

string instrument

Answer 312

to restrict ② to limit to ③ to constrain ④ restriction ⑤ constraint

Answer 313

upright ② regular ③ proper ④ correct

Answer 314

well-shaped figure and decorous appearance (idiom)

Answer 315

to use ② to spread out ③ to postpone ④ to unfold

Answer 316

the late ② deceased

Answer 317

(dead) human remains

Answer 318

to be involved in a crash ② accident

Answer 319

to say a matter has no relationship with the individual referred to, to emphasise one is innocent or in the clear

Answer 320

apostrophe ' (punct.) ② accent mark ③ prime symbol (math.)

Answer 321

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 ② things have not even begun to take shape ③ no sign of success yet

Answer 322

to shelve ② to set aside

Answer 323

to be ill-bred (idiom)

Answer 324

impose by force

Answer 325

vigorous ② exuberant

Answer 326

to prevent troubles before the event (idiom); to forestall ② to nip sth in the bud ③ prevention (is better than cure)

Answer 327

to recommend ② to introduce (from outside)

Answer 328

noticeable ② conspicuous ③ spectacular (idiom)

Answer 329

same ② equal ③ equivalent

Answer 330

industry ② estate ③ property ④ industrial

Answer 331

to restrict ② condition

Answer 332

mode ② method

Answer 333

to imitate ② to copy ③ to emulate ④ to mimic ⑤ model

Answer 334

place extra emphasis on

Answer 335

to meet ② to welcome ③ to greet

Answer 336

arduous ② terrible (task) ③ very difficult ④ formidable

Answer 337

to form a complete set ② coherent

Answer 338

to find ② to detect ③ to discover

Answer 339

fierce ② very

Answer 340

very fierce

Answer 341

callous ② heartless

Answer 342

resolutely ② firmly ③ ferociously ④ ruthlessly

Answer 343

to break the law

Answer 344

to break the rules ② an illegality ③ a foul

Answer 345

to fall ill

Answer 346

morality and conduct ② Taiwan pr. de2 xing4

Answer 347

to give vent to anger

Answer 348

simply ② at all ③ practically

Answer 349

seems as if ② rather like ③ also pr. (shi4 de5) or (shi5 de5)

Answer 350

to be fascinated ② to be captivated

Answer 351

(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would expect or what would be normal) ② unfortunately ③ against expectations

Answer 352

martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) ② knight-errant

Answer 353

day and night ② regardless of the time of day or night

Answer 354

hardworking ② diligent

Answer 355

have ② possess

Answer 356

thus ② consequently ③ as a result

Answer 357

to daydream ② lost in thought

Answer 358

explanation ② to explain ③ to interpret ④ to resolve ⑤ CL:個|个[ge4]

Answer 359

explain ② to release

Answer 360

school report or transcript

Answer 361

silhouette ② figure

Answer 362

honest ② reasonable ③ fair ④ sensible ⑤ timely ⑥ just (when needed)

Answer 363

like father, like son (idiom)

Answer 364

ending ② wind up ③ coda

Answer 365

to wait a moment; not to do or go too soon

Answer 366

very serious mistake (idiom)

Answer 367

to publish

Answer 368

to support one's parents in their old age; to show filial piety ② to to repay ③ to return a favor

Answer 369

huge ② enormous ③ tremendous

Answer 370

thorny (problem) ② intractable

Answer 371

repeatedly ② over and over

Answer 372

far-fetched ② implausible (chain of reasoning)

Answer 373

far-fetched and hard to believe

Answer 374

even if ② even though ③ right away ④ immediately

Answer 375

to be out of the question

Answer 376

not at all surprising (idiom)

Answer 377

however ② yet ③ but

Answer 378

to discuss ② to bring up various ideas for discussion

Answer 379

to confess ② to repent ③ remorse ④ repentance ⑤ penitent ⑥ confession (Buddhism)

Answer 380

to repent and make a new start (idiom)

Answer 381

to show repentance and atone for one's crime (idiom)

Answer 382

redeem ② to ransom

Answer 383

is bound to (happen)

Answer 384

to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on ② to give support to

Answer 385

prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)

Answer 386

to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention ② to make one's views known

Answer 387

to consecrate ② to dedicate ③ to devote

Answer 388

real human interest

Answer 389

unsuitable ② improper ③ inappropriate

Answer 390

erhua variant of 壓根|压根[ya4 gen1] ② from the start ③ absolutely ④ entirely ⑤ simply

Answer 391

to turn a blind eye to ② to ignore

Answer 392

reasoning ② speculative ③ inference

Answer 393

slander ② calumny ③ to accuse unjustly

Answer 394

make a false charge

Answer 395

pull ② tear ③ to talk casually

Answer 396

to feel hopelessly worried or get in trouble for imaginary fears

Answer 397

to sum up ② to conclude ③ in a nutshell ④ the end (of a story)

Answer 398

evident ② clear ③ undoubted

Answer 399

disaster caused by hail

Answer 400

hail ② hailstone

Answer 401

exactly ② just ③ precisely

Answer 402

nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition

Answer 403

to change beyond recognition (idiom)

Answer 404

hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism ② to keep one's shortcomings secret ③ to refuse to listen to advice

Answer 405

to sow seeds ② sowing ③ seed

Answer 406

to rob ② looting

Answer 407

barely ② only ③ merely ④ only (this and nothing more)

Answer 408

cozy ② snug

Answer 409

cool eye; fig. detached ② (treating sb) with indifference

Answer 410

a squint ② sideways glance ③ to look askance

Answer 411

as it turns out ② by lucky coincidence

Answer 412

abbr. for 梵教 Brahmanism ② abbr. for abbr. for 梵語|梵语 or 梵文, Sanskrit ③ abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈, Vatican

Answer 413

Brahmanism

Answer 414

to ask (a question) in reply ② to answer a question with a question ③ rhetorical question

Answer 415

become naturalized ② become a citizen

Answer 416

nationality

Answer 417

to be in a tangle ② to nag

Answer 418

gather together ② to investigate ③ to entangle ④ correct

Answer 419

to wind around ② to wrap round ③ to coil ④ tangle ⑤ to involve ⑥ to bother ⑦ to annoy

Answer 420

fixed amount ② quota

Answer 421

Chen Xiangmei

Answer 422

a reservation (for an ethnic minority)

Answer 423

candidate who came first in the Han-lin examination (highest rank of the examination system; see 榜眼|榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花|探花[tan4 hua1]) ② (modern) the highest-scoring student in the country, province, school, etc. on the college entrance examination (高考[gao1 kao3]

Answer 424

candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination (see 狀元|狀元[zhuang4 yuan2])

Answer 425

candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination (see 狀元|狀元[zhuang4 yuan2])