同窗
(be) at the same place to learn
淘气
mischievous, naughty
交情
friendship, fellowship, friendly relation
动辄
easily, frequently, at every turn
下落
the whereabouts
扎起
to tie (into a bundle), to bind, to fastens
疙瘩
lump, knot, knot in one's heart, hang-up, misunderstanding
绰号
a nickname, a label, a by-name, a sobriquet
偏爱
to be partial to, to show undue favor, to have a preference for
目睹
see with one's own eyes, witness
暴行
acts of violence (or outrage), savage (or brutal) acts
冷缩热涨
to expand when hot and to shrink when cold
原理
a principle, an axiom, a theorem
赏识
to recognize the worth of someone, to appreciate
学徒
an apprentice, a student, a trainee, a cub
人海茫茫
big crowd
窘相
embarrassment
柱子
a pillar, a post
冷不防
unawares, suddenly, by surprise
大庭广众
before a big crowd, on a public occasion, in public
邂逅
to meet someone unexpectedly, to run into sb
总角之交
a friend since childhood
快慰生平
glad, pleased, satisfying
淘汰
to eliminate through competition, to weed sth. (or sb.) out
过滤
to filter, to percolate, to strain, to sift, to filtrate, to leach
顺手牵羊
to lead away a goat in passing
辍学
to discontinue schooling, to drop out
留神
to be careful, to take care, to look out for, to mind
同袍
comrades in the same army
皱眉头
to bend one's brows, to lower (or lour) at (or on, upon), to frown
哄堂大笑
to burst out, to explode into laughter, to roar with laughter
不胫而走
spread like wildfire, spread far and wide, spread very quickly
横冲直撞
to push one's way by shoving or humping, to jostle and elbow one's way
勇猛
brave and fierce, bold and powerful
各奔前程
each pursues his own goal, each goes his own way
腰缠万贯
a wealthy person, very rich, wallow in money
出人头地
to stand out among one's fellows, to become outstanding
以至于
to such an extent as to ..., so ... that ...
为人
the way one behaves in relations with other people, behavior
卑鄙
mean, base, low, despicable, ignoble
投机取巧
to resort to dubious shifts to further one's interests
迴避
to avoid meeting someone, to duck
惟恐
fearing (or worrying) solely for
漂泊
to drift, to rove, to have no fixed place to live
纵然
even if, even though
免不了
unavoidable
嘴脸
(spoken in contempt) looks or countenance