HSK 7–9
vocabulary.

to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

unreasonable; shocking

(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate

to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing

untiring; unremitting

not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom); to take great pains

no less than; not inferior to

to disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully

unhealthy tendency

to catch; to capture; to seize

supply; replenishment

to remedy

breastfeeding; to suckle

to prey on; to catch and feed on

to feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster

to subsidize; subsidy

to catch; to seize; to capture

not paying attention; carelessly; by accident

to withhold; not to grant

not to allow; to forbid

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

to leave without saying good-bye

unknown; unable to find out

to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to

there is no lack of

pace; (measured) step

lawless; illegal

there is no harm in; might as well

not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed

lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me

to fall short of; not as good as

part; component

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

to not understand; to be puzzled by

slack; in a slump

arrangement; composition

cannot bear; cannot stand

necessary; must have

(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable

to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite

inevitably

uneven; injustice

must not; cannot

to step into; to enter

radical of a Chinese character

to dispose; to deploy

not stint; not spare

equally matched; about the same

(idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident

not to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove

can't help; cannot but

(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily

(idiom) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement

a hundred percent; to the letter

(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss

to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis

to cut out (as a dress); to cut

ruling

to make an item of clothing; to tailor

ability; competence

finance and economics

ruling; adjudication

financial resources

to cut staff; to lay off employees

public finance; government finance

to pick; to pluck

mining

to pluck; to pick

vegetable and meat dishes; dish

to refer to; see also

staff officer; to give advice

to consult a reference; to refer to (another document)

to destroy; to spoil

cruel; harsh; merciless

ashamed

to remain; to be left over; residual; remnant

badly damaged; shattered

cruel; merciless; ruthless

miserable; wretched

deathly pale

bitter; painful

disastrous

to glitter; brilliant

cabin; the hold of a ship or airplane

pale; wan

all of a sudden; hurriedly

great changes; ups and downs

housefly

to cover up; to conceal

museum piece; collector's item

to hide; to go into hiding

to control; to manipulate

to work hard; to look after

drill; practice

to worry about

to operate; to control

noisy; clamorous

draft (legislation, proposal etc)