Vocabulary

contemporary life; present-day life

indispensable; essential; necessary

indispensable; essential; necessary

indispensable; essential; necessary

cardboard tube for pouring concrete into on building sites

void

somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side

pouring (concrete) into formwork

relatively hot; fairly hot

construction site

giving a cold look; icy stare; taking a cold-hearted attitude

violently; without holding anything back

armless chair

unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)

cloth width

single breadth (cloth measurement, 30-38 cm)

scroll

egg chair

polymer concrete

Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty)

manhole

to heat something up

guardian and tutor of a nobleman's child

Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty)

Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty)

lava tunnel

volcanic cave traditionally said to be inhabited

dapeng (giant bird in Chinese mythology, similar to the roc or Garuda)

large country; great nation; major power; great power

below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves

in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of

collective; group

hyperactivity; excess activity

self-destruction; self-sabotage

to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic

referee (of a manuscript); reviewer

flotation; flotation method

essence; true nature; substance; reality

manufacturing; craftsmanship; build

outside a plane; outboard