Another night of San Mao's night time story - you can hear in my voice that I am having a bad cold and my nose is quite stuffed! Maybe it is a good practice for understanding Mandarin pronunciation without "n" sound.... ;)

============

照例 | zhào lì | as usual; according to routine
喇叭 | lǎ ba | car horn
化石 | huà shí | fossil
急性子 | jí xìng zi | an impatient person; someone with a quick temper
连身裙 | lián shēn qún | one-piece dress
皮酒壶 | pí jiǔ hú | leather wine flask
装备 | zhuāng bèi | equipment; gear
自言自语 | zì yán zì yǔ | to talk to oneself
潜伏性 | qián fú xìng | latent; hidden (quality or tendency)
恋车情结 | liàn chē qíng jié | “car obsession”; attachment to cars
不妥 | bù tuǒ | inappropriate; not suitable
一望无际 | yī wàng wú jì | boundless; as far as the eye can see
哨兵 | shào bīng | sentry; guard
嬉皮 | xī pí | hippie
刺眼 | cì yǎn | dazzling; glaring; harsh to the eyes
海市蜃楼 | hǎi shì shèn lóu | mirage
死寂 | sǐ jì | deathly silence
狰狞 | zhēng níng | ferocious; grim
凶恶 | xiōng è | vicious; fierce
躯体 | qū tǐ | body; physical form
扰乱 | rǎo luàn | to disturb; to disrupt
抵偿 | dǐ cháng | to compensate; to make amends
迷宫山 | mí gōng shān | “Maze Hill”; name given by Sanmao to a sand dune area
弧形 | hú xíng | arc-shaped; curved
半圆 | bàn yuán | semicircle
方圆 | fāng yuán | area; region; surrounding distance
不对劲 | bù duì jìn | something feels off; not quite right 顽固 | wán gù | stubborn; obstinate
安全感 | ān quán gǎn | sense of security
陌生 | mò shēng | unfamiliar; strange
沼泽 | zhǎo zé | swamp; marsh
冒泡泡 | mào pào pào | to bubble up
煞车 | shā chē | to brake; apply the brakes
踉跄 | liàng qiàng | to stagger; to stumble
张口结舌 | zhāng kǒu jié shé | dumbfounded; speechless
千真万确 | qiān zhēn wàn què | absolutely true; beyond doubt
泥沼 | ní zhǎo | quagmire; bog; swamp
呆呆地 | dāi dāi de | blankly; in a daze
疯狂 | fēng kuáng | crazy; frantic
单薄 | dān bó | thin; flimsy (clothing); not warm enough