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Vocabulary

一个

yī gè — One; a single (general measure word for nouns).

面色蜡黄

miàn sè là huáng — Complexion sallow and waxy, indicating poor health.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

囚犯

qiú fàn — Prisoner; a person held in custody or jail.

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or state.

羁押

jī yā — Detention; holding someone in legal custody.

状态下

zhuàng tài xià — Under a certain condition or state of being.

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating an action done to subject.

带

dài — To bring; to lead or escort someone somewhere.

上来

shàng lái — To come up; brought upward to a location.

这

zhè — This; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

已是

yǐ shì — Already is; this is already the case now.

他

tā — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

第六次

dì liù cì — The sixth time; occurring for the sixth instance.

亲自

qīn zì — Personally; doing something oneself without others' help.

申请

shēn qǐng — To apply; to formally request something from authority.

清除

qīng chú — To clear; to remove or eliminate something completely.

藐视

miǎo shì — To show contempt; to disrespect or defy authority.

法庭

fǎ tíng — Courtroom; the venue where legal proceedings are held.

之罪

zhī zuì — The crime of; offense pertaining to a specific act.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.

然而

rán ér — However; yet; a conjunction introducing a contrasting statement.

作为

zuò wéi — As; in the role or capacity of something.

唯一

wéi yī — The only one; sole and exclusive among all options.

在世

zài shì — Living; still alive in the world currently.

遗嘱执行人

yí zhǔ zhí xíng rén — Executor of a will; person carrying out a testament.

对

duì — Regarding; toward; concerning a particular thing or person.

那些

nà xiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to distant items.

账目

zhàng mù — Accounts; financial records or itemized transaction entries.

一事

yī shì — This matter; referring to a particular affair or issue.

从来

cóng lái — Always; never (with negative); at any time ever.

就

jiù — Then; precisely; used for emphasis or logical connection.

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is no; negation of existence.

人

rén — Person; human being; people in general.

声称

shēng chēng — To claim; to assert something publicly or officially.

有过

yǒu guò — To have had; previously possessed or experienced something.

任何

rèn hé — Any; whatsoever; used in negative or universal statements.

了解

liǎo jiě — To understand; to have knowledge or insight about something.

却

què — Yet; but; however, indicating an unexpected contrast.

已

yǐ — Already; indicating something has occurred before now.

深陷

shēn xiàn — Deeply mired; sunk deeply into a difficult situation.

于

yú — In; at; within; a formal preposition indicating location.

一团乱麻

yī tuán luàn má — A tangled mess; utterly confused and disordered situation.

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; in the middle or midst of something.

要

yào — To want; to need; expressing desire or necessity.

达成

dá chéng — To achieve; to reach or accomplish a goal or agreement.

此事

cǐ shì — This matter; this particular affair being discussed now.

几乎

jī hū — Almost; nearly; very close to but not quite.

毫无可能

háo wú kě néng — Absolutely no possibility; completely impossible under any circumstances.

与此同时

yǔ cǐ tóng shí — Meanwhile; at the same time as something else occurs.

人生

rén shēng — Life; one's lifetime journey or personal existence.

前途

qián tú — Future prospects; one's path or potential ahead in life.

已然

yǐ rán — Already; having already become a certain way or state.

断送

duàn sòng — To ruin; to destroy or forfeit one's future prospects.

另一位

lìng yī wèi — Another person; a different individual (polite measure word).

破败

pò bài — Dilapidated; ruined; in a state of decay or defeat.

诉讼

sù sòng — Lawsuit; legal proceedings brought before a court.

当事人

dāng shì rén — Party involved; person directly concerned in a legal case.

时不时

shí bù shí — From time to time; occasionally; at irregular intervals.

从

cóng — From; starting from a point of origin or source.

赶来

gǎn lái — To hurry over; to rush and arrive at a place.

每日

měi rì — Every day; daily; occurring on each successive day.

庭审

tíng shěn — Court hearing; the formal trial proceedings in court.

结束

jié shù — To end; to finish; the conclusion of an event.

之际

zhī jì — At the time of; just when a moment occurs.

竭力

jié lì — To do one's utmost; to exert every possible effort.

想要

xiǎng yào — To want; to wish or desire to do something.

向

xiàng — Toward; in the direction of; addressed to someone.

大法官

dà fǎ guān — Lord Chancellor; chief judge or high-ranking judicial official.

陈情

chén qíng — To petition; to present one's grievance or plea formally.

无论如何

wú lùn rú hé — No matter what; regardless of any circumstances or outcome.

也

yě — Also; even; still; emphasizing inclusion or persistence.

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to; having no way or means to do something.

明白

míng bai — To understand; to comprehend clearly; clear and obvious.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; used before a verb for future action.

毁得

huǐ de — Ruined to the degree that; destroyed to such extent.

一片荒芜

yī piàn huāng wú — A wasteland; completely barren, desolate, and uncultivated area.

达

dá — Reaching; up to; extending as far as a point.

四分之一个世纪

sì fēn zhī yī gè shì jì — A quarter century; twenty-five years of elapsed time.

之后

zhī hòu — After; following a specified event or period of time.

法律

fǎ lǜ — Law; the system of legal rules governing a society.

上

shàng — On; above; in terms of; regarding a subject.

存在

cún zài — Existence; to exist; to be present as a fact.

一无所知

yī wú suǒ zhī — To know nothing at all; completely ignorant of something.

此刻

cǐ kè — At this moment; right now; at the present instant.

占据

zhàn jù — To occupy; to hold or take up a position.

有利

yǒu lì — Advantageous; favorable; offering a benefit or good position.

位置

wèi zhì — Position; location; place where something or someone is.

目不转睛

mù bù zhuǎn jīng — To stare fixedly; gaze without blinking at something.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to a verb.

盯着

dīng zhe — Staring at; fixing one's gaze steadily on something.

法官

fǎ guān — Judge; an official who presides over court proceedings.

随时

suí shí — At any time; ready at any given moment.

准备

zhǔn bèi — To prepare; to get ready for an upcoming action.

起身

qǐ shēn — To stand up; to rise from a seated position.

瞬间

shùn jiān — In an instant; a very brief moment of time.

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of; a formal preposition.

洪亮

hóng liàng — Loud and resonant; describing a powerful, booming voice.

抱怨

bào yuàn — To complain; to express dissatisfaction or grievance about something.

之声

zhī shēng — The voice of; a sound or utterance of something.

高呼

gāo hū — To call out loudly; to shout or cry aloud.

大人

dà rén — Your Honor; a respectful form of address to officials.

几个

jǐ gè — Several; a few; an unspecified small number of things.

认得

rèn de — To recognize; to know someone or something by sight.

此人

cǐ rén — This person; referring to a specific individual just mentioned.

面孔

miàn kǒng — Face; a person's facial appearance or expression.

律师

lǜ shī — Lawyer; a licensed professional who practices law.

书记员

shū jì yuán — Court clerk; official who records legal proceedings and documents.

及

jí — And; as well as; together with other listed items.

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; remaining ones not yet mentioned.

人员

rén yuán — Personnel; staff; people working in a particular capacity.

逗留

dòu liú — To linger; to stay behind at a place temporarily.

下来

xià lái — To stay; to come down; to settle into a situation.

期望

qī wàng — To hope; to expect; anticipation of a desired outcome.

能

néng — Can; to be able to; expressing ability or possibility.

制造

zhì zào — To create; to produce; to manufacture or generate something.

些

xiē — Some; a little; an indefinite small quantity or number.

乐子

lè zi — Amusement; fun; something providing entertainment or laughter.

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; in order to benefit something.

沉闷

chén mèn — Oppressively dull; stuffy, boring, or heavy in atmosphere.

天气

tiān qì — Weather; atmospheric conditions at a particular time or place.

增添

zēng tiān — To add; to increase; to bring something additional to something.

一丝

yī sī — A hint; a tiny trace or thread of something.

生气

shēng qì — Vitality; liveliness; also means to get angry.

诉

sù — Versus; to sue; legal action against another party.

案

àn — Case; legal case or incident under investigation or trial.

依旧

yī jiù — Still; as before; continuing in the same manner unchanged.

嗡嗡

wēng wēng — Buzzing; humming sound, suggesting persistent droning activity.

拖延

tuō yán — To delay; to drag out; to procrastinate on something.

着

zhe — Ongoing aspect particle; indicating an action in progress.

这桩

zhè zhuāng — This (affair); measure word for matters or events.

如

rú — Like; as; resembling; used in simile comparisons.

稻草人

dào cǎo rén — Scarecrow; a straw figure used to frighten birds away.

般

bān — Like; similar to; used to make comparisons.

随着

suí zhe — Along with; following; as something progresses or changes.

岁月

suì yuè — Years; the passage of time; months and years combined.

流逝

liú shì — To pass; to elapse; time slipping away gradually.

变得

biàn de — To become; to grow into a different state or quality.

如此

rú cǐ — So; like this; to such a degree or extent.

错综复杂

cuò zōng fù zá — Intricate and complex; tangled and complicated in every way.

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — So much so that; to the extent that; consequently.

世上

shì shàng — In the world; anywhere on earth; among all people.

任何人

rèn hé rén — Anyone; any person whatsoever without exception.

知晓

zhī xiǎo — To know; to be aware of; to have knowledge of.

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things or animals.

究竟

jiū jìng — Exactly; after all; used to demand a clear answer.

意味着

yì wèi zhe — To mean; to signify; to imply a certain meaning.

与

yǔ — With; and; together with (formal written usage).

此案

cǐ àn — This case; the legal case currently under discussion.

相关

xiāng guān — Related; relevant; connected to or associated with something.

各方

gè fāng — All parties; various sides involved in a matter.

理解

lǐ jiě — Understanding; comprehension; to grasp the meaning of something.

最为

zuì wéi — Most; the most; to the greatest degree possible.

浅薄

qiǎn bó — Superficial; shallow; lacking depth of knowledge or understanding.

而

ér — And; yet; but; a conjunction connecting contrasting clauses.

据

jù — According to; based on; citing a source of information.

人们

rén men — People; folks; referring to people in general collectively.

注意到

zhù yì dào — To notice; to become aware of something through observation.

情形

qíng xíng — Situation; circumstances; the state of affairs at hand.

两位

liǎng wèi — Two people; a polite measure word for two individuals.

衡平法院

héng píng fǎ yuàn — Court of Chancery; equity court handling inheritance and trusts.

谈及

tán jí — To touch on; to mention or bring up in conversation.

不出

bù chū — Within; not exceeding; no more than a given limit.

五分钟

wǔ fēn zhōng — Five minutes; a short duration of time equal to five minutes.

便会

biàn huì — Then will; as soon as; consequently something will happen.

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; all existing things or people involved.

前提

qián tí — Premise; prerequisite; a condition assumed as a starting point.

问题

wèn tí — Problem; question; an issue requiring attention or resolution.

产生

chǎn shēng — To produce; to give rise to; to cause something to emerge.

彻底

chè dǐ — Thorough; complete; total; done entirely without reservation.

分歧

fēn qí — Divergence; disagreement; a point where opinions or paths differ.