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Vocabulary

他们

tāmen — They; third-person plural pronoun.

此时

cǐ shí — At this moment; right now.

已经

yǐjīng — Already; indicating something has occurred.

穿过

chuān guò — To pass through; to go across something.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change.

人群

rénqún — A crowd; a large group of people.

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree marker.

密集

mìjí — Dense; closely packed together.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

地方

dìfang — Place; location; area.

在

zài — At; in; to be located at a place.

那些

nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun.

小屋

xiǎowū — Small hut; little cabin or shelter.

之间

zhījiān — Between; among; in the middle of.

迅速

xùnsù — Rapid; swift; quickly moving.

穿梭

chuānsuō — To shuttle back and forth; weave through.

躲避

duǒbì — To dodge; to evade; to hide from.

直到

zhídào — Until; up to a certain point in time.

身后

shēn hòu — Behind one's body; at one's back.

警察

jǐngchá — Police; law enforcement officers.

喧嚣声

xuānxiāo shēng — Noisy clamor; loud bustling sound.

渐渐

jiànjiàn — Gradually; little by little over time.

远去

yuǎn qù — To fade into the distance; recede away.

变成

biànchéng — To turn into; to become something else.

一片

yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of something.

低沉

dīchén — Low and deep in sound; muffled tone.

嗡嗡声

wēngwēng shēng — A buzzing or humming sound.

随后

suíhòu — Shortly after; subsequently; then.

转入

zhuǎn rù — To turn into; to enter by turning.

那条

nà tiáo — That (used with strip-shaped nouns).

通往

tōng wǎng — Leading to; heading toward a destination.

市中心

shì zhōngxīn — City center; downtown area of a city.

狭窄

xiázhǎi — Narrow; not wide; cramped in width.

昏暗

hūn àn — Dim; gloomy; poorly lit.

街道

jiēdào — Street; road in an urban area.

大步

dà bù — With large strides; striding quickly.

走了

zǒu le — Walked; traveled on foot (completed).

十分钟

shí fēnzhōng — Ten minutes; a duration of ten minutes.

一言不发

yī yán bù fā — Without saying a word; completely silent.

一盏

yī zhǎn — One (lamp); measure word for lamps.

路灯

lùdēng — Street lamp; outdoor road light.

灯光

dēngguāng — Lamplight; light emitted from a lamp.

下

xià — Under; below; beneath something.

不约而同

bù yuē ér tóng — Simultaneously without prior arrangement; coincidentally.

地

de — Adverbial particle modifying verbs or adjectives.

停了

tíng le — Stopped; came to a halt (completed action).

下来

xiàlai — To come to a stop; settle down.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

是

shì — To be; am/is/are linking verb.

两人

liǎng rén — Two people; both individuals.

握手

wòshǒu — To shake hands; a handshake greeting.

不仅仅

bù jǐnjǐn — Not merely; not only; more than just.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; one type of something.

友谊

yǒuyì — Friendship; amicable relationship between people.

表达

biǎodá — To express; to convey feelings or ideas.

更

gèng — Even more; to a greater degree.

像是

xiàng shì — Seems like; resembles; appears to be.

一场

yī chǎng — One (event); measure word for contests or events.

力量

lìliàng — Strength; power; physical or mental force.

较量

jiàoliàng — A contest; to compete or measure strength.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to.

彼此

bǐcǐ — Each other; one another; mutually.

都

dōu — All; both; each without exception.

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to; no way to; impossible.

摸清

mōqīng — To figure out; to get a clear grasp of.

对方

duìfāng — The other party; the opposing side.

底细

dǐxì — Inside story; true details about someone.

截然相反

jiérán xiāngfǎn — Completely opposite; diametrically different from each other.

两种

liǎng zhǒng — Two kinds; two types of something.

人

rén — Person; human being; people.

脸型

liǎnxíng — Face shape; the contour of one's face.

狭长

xiácháng — Narrow and long; elongated in shape.

鼻梁

bíliáng — The bridge of the nose.

高耸

gāosǒng — Towering high; prominently tall or raised.

而

ér — And; but; conjunction linking clauses.

显得

xiǎnde — To appear; to seem; to look like.

冷酷

lěngkù — Cold and ruthless; stern and merciless.

双眼

shuāng yǎn — Both eyes; a pair of eyes.

炯炯有神

jiǒngjiǒng yǒu shén — Eyes bright and piercing with vitality.

浓密

nóngmì — Thick and dense; bushy in appearance.

向上

xiàng shàng — Upward; pointing or slanting upward.

挑起

tiāo qǐ — To raise up; to arch upward; to provoke.

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; preposition of purpose.

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.

神情

shénqíng — Expression; look on one's face; demeanor.

平添

píng tiān — To add unexpectedly; to increase without reason.

几分

jǐ fēn — A certain degree; somewhat; a few parts.

式

shì — Style; type; in the manner of something.

魔性

móxìng — Devilish quality; bewitching charismatic charm.

下巴

xiàba — Chin; the lower jaw area of face.

突出

tūchū — Protruding; prominent; standing out noticeably.

嘴唇

zuǐchún — Lips; the fleshy parts around the mouth.

习惯性

xíguànxìng — Habitual; done out of habit customarily.

成

chéng — Into; to form; to become something.

一条

yī tiáo — One (line); measure word for thin objects.

细线

xì xiàn — A thin line; a fine thread or wire.

这张

zhè zhāng — This (face/sheet); demonstrative with flat measure word.

脸

liǎn — Face; the front of one's head.

某种

mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some type of something.

程度上

chéngdù shàng — To a certain extent; in terms of degree.

不失

bù shī — Not lacking; still retaining a quality.

英俊

yīngjùn — Handsome; good-looking (of a man).

但

dàn — But; however; a conjunction of contrast.

其中

qízhōng — Among which; within it; therein.

流露出

liúlù chū — To reveal; to let show; to exude.

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that sort of thing.

残酷

cánkù — Cruel; ruthless; brutal and merciless.

威势

wēishì — Imposing power; authoritative aura or force.

令人

lìng rén — To make people feel; causing others to.

先是

xiān shì — First; to begin with; initially.

心生

xīn shēng — To arise in one's heart; to feel inwardly.

畏惧

wèijù — Fear; dread; to be afraid of something.

而后

érhòu — And then; afterward; subsequently.

才

cái — Only then; just; indicating a delayed result.

生出

shēng chū — To give rise to; to produce a feeling.

钦佩

qīnpèi — Admiration; to admire and respect someone.

这样

zhèyàng — This way; like this; such.

男人

nánrén — Man; adult male person.

生来

shēng lái — Born to; by nature; from birth.

就是

jiù shì — Exactly is; precisely; to be just that.

要

yào — To want; to need; will; must.

发号施令

fā hào shī lìng — To issue orders and commands; to boss around.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly.

只是

zhǐshì — Just; merely; only that.

一群

yī qún — A group of; a crowd of people or animals.

工人

gōngrén — Worker; laborer; blue-collar employee.

工头

gōngtóu — Foreman; supervisor of a labor crew.

又

yòu — Again; also; in addition; moreover.

一名

yī míng — One (person); measure word for individuals.

金融家

jīnróngjiā — Financier; a financial expert or investor.

无论如何

wúlùn rúhé — No matter what; under any circumstances.

绝不会

jué bù huì — Absolutely will not; never would.

总而言之

zǒng ér yán zhī — In short; in summary; to sum up.

将

jiāng — To combine; will; a literary preposition.

体魄

tǐpò — Physique; physical constitution and body strength.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal).

智识

zhìshí — Intellect and knowledge; wisdom combined with learning.

融为一体

róng wéi yī tǐ — To merge into one; to unify into a whole.

达到

dádào — To reach; to achieve; to attain a level.

如此

rúcǐ — Such; like this; to such a degree.

高

gāo — High; tall; a high degree or level.

境界

jìngjiè — Realm; level of attainment; state of being.

以至于

yǐzhìyú — To the extent that; so much that; resulting in.

无论

wúlùn — Regardless of; no matter; whether or not.

男女

nánnǚ — Men and women; people of all genders.

见到

jiàn dào — To see; to catch sight of someone.

都会

dōu huì — Will all; everyone would; definitely will.

驻足

zhùzú — To stop in one's tracks; to pause and stand.

凝视

níngshì — To gaze fixedly; to stare intently at.

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also.

一旦

yīdàn — Once; as soon as; if ever.

见过

jiàn guò — Have seen; to have met before (experienced).

便

biàn — Then; immediately; as soon as (formal).

难以忘怀

nán yǐ wàng huái — Hard to forget; unforgettable; leaving a lasting impression.

另一方面

lìng yī fāngmiàn — On the other hand; from another perspective.

身上

shēn shàng — On one's body; about a person; within someone.

人们

rénmen — People; the general public; folks.

感受到

gǎnshòu dào — To feel; to sense; to perceive something.

一股

yī gǔ — A surge of; a whiff of; measure for streams.

却

què — Yet; but; however; a contrastive adverb.

不像

bù xiàng — Unlike; does not resemble; different from.

那样

nàyàng — Like that; in that manner; that way.

有所

yǒu suǒ — To have some degree of; somewhat; partially.

指引

zhǐyǐn — To guide; to direct; to show the way.

和

hé — And; with; together with.

约束

yuēshù — To restrain; to constrain; restriction or control.

而是

érshì — But rather; instead it is; on the contrary.

冲动

chōngdòng — Impulsive; an impulse; acting on sudden urge.

无规律

wú guīlǜ — Without pattern; irregular; lacking order or rules.

不负责任

bù fùzérèn — Irresponsible; not taking responsibility for actions.

漫无边际

màn wú biānjì — Boundless; rambling without limits or direction.