HSK 7–9
vocabulary.

underbrush

lawn

careless; negligent

herbal medicine

to determine (by measuring or surveying)

lateral side; side

to take measurements and calculate

test; to test

to place particular emphasis on

more and more emerge; innumerable succession

to rub against; to walk slowly

mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap

balance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota)

music played during a movie, play etc; incidental music

to get involved in; to meddle

illustration

to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in

to investigate and handle (a criminal case)

to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)

to sense; to perceive

to watch; to look carefully at

to investigate and find out; to ascertain

fork in road; bifurcation

an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye

flabbergasted; astonished

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

diesel fuel

to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate

to take by the arm and assist

gluttonous; greedy

to wind around; to wrap round

twisting; to twine

to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel; (bound form) spade; shovel

property right

to explain; to expound

to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic)

product; result (of)

industry value chain

value of output; output value

to shudder; to shiver

savage; furious

prosperous

to repay; to reimburse

common sense; conventional reasoning and morals

for a long time

ordinary person

normal state

to be effective over an extended period

expedition; long journey

remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)

to open wide; unrestrictedly

to advocate; to initiate

gramophone record; LP

to talk freely; to discuss without inhibition

to suggest; to initiate

to cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm

paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)

to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors

to plagiarize; to copy

tide; damp; moist; humid

to tease; to poke fun at

tide

lair; nest

to hype; to promote (in the media)

workshop

to pull; to tear

to remove; to take away

to withdraw from; to evacuate

to retreat

the whole night

(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate

heavy

to soak; to permeate

old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

to display; to exhibit

oppressive (of weather); heavy

to be engrossed; to be absorbed with

to state; to declare

to be fast asleep; (fig.) to lie dormant; to lie undiscovered

to contemplate; to ponder

steady; calm

steady; calm and collected

to seize an opportunity

to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element

(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish

as soon as possible; at the first opportunity

to present to a superior; memorial

to contract; to undertake (a job)

to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect

to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert

to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down

to receive; to accept

sincere; honest

to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult

finished goods; a finished product

city wall

clear (of liquid); limpid

to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed

(idiom) making up a group; forming a troupe; in large numbers; as a large crowd

(coll.) all day long; all the time