some words/idioms i picked up while doing practice papers :)
沉浸
chén jìn
be immersed in
弥漫
mí màn
filled with; brim over
目瞪口呆
mù dèng kǒu dāi
dumbstruck; stunned
措手不及
cuò shǒu bù jí
be caught unprepared/unaware
莫名其妙
mò míng qí miào
baffled
不知所措
bù zhí suó cuò
be at a loss
追赶
zhuī găn
speed up; to chase after (a person)
探讨
tàn tǎo
investigate
索取
suǒ qù
ask; demand
评估
píng gū
assess; evaluate
淘汰
táo tài
eliminate
驱走
qū zǒu
drive away
删除
shān chú
delete; cancel
消极
xiāo jí
negative
急躁
jí zào
irritable
融洽
róng qià
on good/friendly terms
坦然
tǎn rán
calm
悠闲
yōu xiàn
carefree
和睦
hé mù
harmonious
荣誉感
róng yù gǎn
sense of honour
成就感
chéng jiù gǎn
sense of achievement
回味
huí wèi
ponder over (verb); aftertaste (noun)
夺取
duó qù
capture
价值
jià zhí
worth; value
体会
tí huì
understand; realise
寄托
jì tuō
entrust (care)
蕴含
yùn hán
contain; accumulate
赋予
fù yǔ
assign; entrust (a task)
掌握
zhǎng wò
grasp; control
改善
gǎi shàn
improve
意兴阑珊
yì xìng lán shān
没有兴趣的样子; no interest
爱莫能力
ài mò néng lì
want to help but unable to
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
disperse in a hurry
四处窜逃
sì chù cuàn táo
scurry off in all directions
鸦雀无声
yā què wú shēng
absolute silence
销声匿迹
xiāo shēng nì jì
vanish without a trace
导致
dǎo zhì
lead to
引导
yǐn dǎo
guide; lead around
产生
chǎn shēng
produce; bring about; give rise to
琐事
suǒ shì
trivial matters
花销
huā xiao
expense
独自
dú zì
alone
唯一
wéi yī
only
前途
qián tú
future
名气
mìng qí
reputation (person)
萎缩
wěi suō
wither; shrink (economy)
蔓延
màn yán
extend; spread
解除
jiě chú
remove
摒弃
bìng qì
abandon
布置
bù zhì
arrange, fix up
实践
shí jiàn
put into practice; carry out (a project)