HSK 6 — Vocabulary, Translation and Exam Prep (page 10)

(sep-v.) fight, have a war

(adv./adj.) at the worst; serious, severe

(n.) minister of a monarchy, chancellor

(n.) (oral) we all, you all, everybody

(adv.) wantonly, without any constraint

(n./adv.) general principle, the overall situation; approximately, on the whole, in general

(n.) main meaning, essentials | (adj.) careless

(adj./adv.) chief, general; about, approximately, roughly

(n.) gangster, outlaw

(v.) arrest

(n.) price, cost

(n./v.) agency, representation, agent; act as agent

(v.) guide, lead

(v.) to neglect, to slight, to cold-shoulder

(v.) to guarantee, to vouch for

(adj.) timid, coward

(n.) protein

(n.) birthday (formal)

(n.) off-season, slacking time

(v.) be born, come into being

(phr.) potable water (water with low salt content), fresh water; Danshui (place name in Taiwan and Guangdong Province)

(adv.) at the scene, in the act

(n.) at that time, at first, originally

(n.) contemporary era, present age

(adv.) face to face, in somebody's presence

(n.) present, current

(n.) client; party (in a lawsuit); person or concerned party

(idiom.) thing of top priority, urgent matter

(v.) win an election, be elected

(n./v.) political party; clique, gang; (lit.) to be partial to

(n.) file, archive, record

(n.) grade, level

(v.) go bankrupt, close down

(n.) missile

(v.) to navigate, to pilot

(sep-v.) make trouble, cause trouble

(v./n.) be oriented towards; orientation

(n.) paddy

(v.) to steal

(phr.) the loss outweighs the gain, the game is not worth the candle, a bad bargain