HSK 7–9 — Advanced Levels of the New HSK 3.0 (page 6)

(v.) praise, commend

(v.) hold in, hold back, suppress; suffocate, feel oppressed

(n.) villa

(adj.) unique, new and unusual

(adj.) awkward, unnatural, disagreeable; not getting along well, on bad terms; (of writing) awkward

(v.) be close to, be on the verge of

(n.) hail

(n.) third position, number three; third of the ten heavenly stems

(adj.) be definitely not, be actually not

(v.) to be juxtaposed, to stand side by side

(n.) wave

(n.) wave, billow

(v.) exploit

(idiom.) wide-ranging and profound, broad and deep

(v.) to fight, to struggle

(n.) father's older brother's wife, aunt

(adj.) creditably, deserve to be called

(adj.) unreasonable, outrageous, ridiculous, disgraceful

(v.) to remedy, to repair

(v.) feed a baby at the breast, breast-feed

(v.) to catch, to take

(adj.) unavoidable, no alternative but...

(n.) footstep, pace

(adv.) might as well

(n.) layout, overall arrangement; composition (of paintings or articles); position (of pieces on a chessboard)

(v./adj./adv.) cannot withstand, be unable to do sth; undesirable; extremely (used after word with negative meaning)

(idiom.) be inconceivable, incredible or unimaginable, be beyond comprehension

(adv.) unavoidably

(v./n.) dispose, array, deploy; disposition, arrangement

(v.) not to hesitate to sacrifice sth, not to stint

(idiom.) be equally matched, almost on a par, neither is better than the other

(idiom.) it goes without saying that..., self-evident

(phr.) not be up to somebody; cannot help but...

(n.) tailor

(n.) talent, gift

(v.) reduce the staff, cut jobs

(n.) finances, financial administration

(n./v.) staff officer; give advice

(v.) to consult, refer to as a reference