o-level paper 2 2022 (oct/nov)

Question 1

规劝

Answer 1

（guīquàn）to advise, to admonish with well-meant words, 好言相劝

Question 2

抑制

Answer 2

（yìzhì）restrain, control, suppress

Question 3

去除

Answer 3

（qùchú）remove, get rid of

Question 4

暴跳如雷

Answer 4

（bàotiàorúléi）fly into a rage

Question 5

闹僵

Answer 5

（nàojiāng）refers to a situation that is in a deadlock, stalemate or an impasse in a dispute or conflict, it suggests that the situation had become tense or stuck without a resolution

Question 6

日积月累

Answer 6

（rìjīyuèlěi）to accumulate over a long period of time

Question 7

何况

Answer 7

（hékuàng）much less/besides, moreover

Question 8

不然

Answer 8

（bùrán）actually it’s not the case (其实不然/ no (when it’s put at the start of a sentence) (不然，事情并不那样简单）/ or else (你应该告诉他事情的来龙去脉，不然他会误会）

Question 9

前嫌

Answer 9

（qiánxián）old grudge

Question 10

突破

Answer 10

（tūpò）to make a breakthrough

Question 11

化解

Answer 11

（huàjiě）solve, resolve (化解矛盾）

Question 12

禁止

Answer 12

（jìnzhǐ）prohibit, ban

Question 13

绽放

Answer 13

（zhànfàng）burst into bloom, blossom (for flowers)

Question 14

敞开

Answer 14

（chǎngkāi）to open wide/ unrestrictedly

Question 15

扩大

Answer 15

（kuòdà）to enlarge, to expand