What's the synonym
directness, frankness, honesty
candor (Let me tell you in all candor: I am going to quit my job next week.)
marked by goodness or doing good
Benevolent (the benevolent gentleman left money to be used to help the poor)
fair, impartial
bias
During the Warring States period (战国时期) China was often in _______ as the various states fought for control.
chaos
berate
verb (After the teacher berated him harshly in front of his classmates, he always hated that teacher)
record, report, register
chronicle (Sima Qian is famous in China for chronicling the ancient history of China.)
a piece of cloth on which an artist paints; to cover, inspect
canvas (The street artist decided to use the walls of run-down buildings in his city as his canvas.)
despise, disregard, disrespect
cherish
His ___________ is a steady beat rather than a roller coaster, and his words sparing and simple.
cadence
boon
noun (While most of the world struggles with covid-19, China's successful control of the virus has been a great BOON to its economic recovery.)
to list, to record, to index
catalog (The judge cataloged the defendant's (被告人) long history of crime before sentencing him to prison.)
the arrangement of dances
Choreography (The choreography of Michael Jackson's music videos was famously complex.)
compliment, praise
chastise
In China, ___________ your investors is sometimes called 'cutting the leeks' (割韭菜)
bilking
brazen
adjective (The main character's plan in Let the Bullets Fly (让子弹飞) is brazen: pretend to be the new mayor and take taxes from the rich and powerful Huang Silang)
assess, check, evaluate
calibrate (It adapted measures every seven days to calibrate the blow to the wounded economy)
an event with disastrous consequences
Calamity (The stock market had been on a tear this year despite the economic calamity caused by the coronavirus pandemic.)
caring, compassionate
callous
The comrades (同志) in the army unit shared a feeling of great ________________
camaraderie
cerebral
adjective (Christopher Nolan's movies like 'Tenet' (心跳) and Inception (盗梦空间）are quite cerebral-you need to think quite hard to fully understand the plot.)
affliction, infestation, bane
Blight (There is a blight on the land; the people are starving—dying.)
loud and full of energy
Boisterous (Teaching a class of ten year old boys can be a challenge because they're usually very boisterous.)
blank, cleanliness, perfection
blemish
No one spoke as the audience was ____________ by the talented dancer.
captivated
buttress
verb (They build on their distinctive strengths, buttress and leverage their specific assets, attributes, and advantages.)