Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻‪松‬ Jack

I give a short English description of how you can study the words in the podcast before listening, much more conveniently and effectively than the present word list situation. You'll need to buy the flashcards component in the pleco app first. I recommend buying the pleco professional bundle which includes this but you can buy it on its own.

All the following words can be conveniently downloaded as a flashcard study set to pleco at this link - https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/serious-chinese-conversation-%E5%85%B1%E4%BA%A7%E5%85%9A%E5%91%98%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95%E6%98%AF%E5%95%A5.6805/ 共产党员 CPC member gong4 chan3 dang3 yuan2
弟 little brother di4
入党 join the CPC ru4 dang3
提交 submit ti2 jiao1
申请  apply for shen1 qing3
申请书 written applicationn shen1 qing3 shu1
党费 party membership fee dang3 fei4
范围 scope fan4 wei2
政府 government zheng4 fu3
单位 work place dan1 wei4
优势 advantage you1 shi4
政策 policy zheng4 ce4
丢掉 lose/discard diu1 diao4
万一 what if...  ; just in case wan4 yi1
签个到 sign in qian1 ge dao4
强国 powerful nation qiang2 guo2
富强 prosperous and strong (of a country) and one of the 12 communist pillars of China fu4 qiang2
限制 restriction; limit xian4 zhi4
弊端 pitfall; disadvantage bi4 duan1
大舅妈 Great aunt (wife of mother's brother) da4 jiu4 ma1
组织 organise zu3 zhi1
浓重 strong (of colours, accent, flavour etc) nong2 zhong4
色彩 characteristic se4 cai3
洗脑 brainwash xi3 nao3
间谍 a spy jian4 die2
发表 publish (a statement, article etc. but not a book) fa1 biao3
集体 collective ji2 ti3
思想 mentality; idealogy si1 xiang3
杭州 Hangzhou (a place about an hr train from Shanghai) hang2 zhou1
书记 secretary shu1 ji4
排除 get rid of pai2 chu2
惩罚 punish; penalise cheng2 fa2
拘留 detention; detain ju1 liu2
党籍 party membership dang3 ji2
政治学家 politician zheng4 zhi4 xue2 jia1
认同 approval; acknowledgement ren4 tong2
多多少少 to some extent; more or less duo1 duo1 shao3 shao3
背景 background (both physical eg. scenery and abstract eg. nationality) bei4 jing3
主意 idea zhu3 yi5
哪怕 even if; even though na3 pa4
场合 occasion; situation chang3 he2
几率 probablity; chance ji1 lv4
端正 correct eg. correct thinking / posture; to rectify duan1 zheng4
名额限制 person limit ming2 e2 xian4 zhi4
电瓶车 electric vesper (main way of getting around in China) dian4 ping2 che1
限速 speed limit xian4 su4
交通事故 traffic accident jiao1 tong1 shi4 gu4
概率 probability gai4 lv4
过滤 to filter (abstract and physical) guo4 lv4
媒体 media mei2 ti3
观点 point of view guan1 dian3
志愿者 volunteer zhi4 yuan4 zhe3
对应 corresponding; equivalent to dui4 ying4

From the book Tales and Traditions by Yun Xiao, Ying Wang, Hui Xiao, WenJie Lu

恐怖分子 terrorist kǒngbùfènzǐ
恐怖主义 terrorism kǒngbùzhǔyì
现象 phenomenon xiànxiàng
世界 world shìjiè
厉害 very bad; amazing lìhai
首先 first shǒuxiān (different to 第一), often followed by　其次或者然后
大型 large-scale dàxíng
小型 small-scale xiǎoxíng
事件 incident shìjiàn
九幺幺 9/11 jiǔyāoyāo (it is never referred to as　九一一 or 9月11号）
纽约 New York niúyuē
世贸中心 The World Trade Centre shìmàozhōngxīn
袭击 surprise attack xíjī
教科书 textbook jiàokēshū
频繁 frequent pínfán
记载 to record; a record (of something) jìzǎi
涉及 touch upon shèjí
谈论 debate; discuss tánlùn
全球 whole world quánqiú
范围 scope fànwéi
重大 major; significant zhòngdà
中东 The Middle East  zhōngdōng
石油 oil shíyóu
胡乱 messy (of clothes and society); reckless húluàn
管理 to deal with guǎnlǐ
严格 strict yángé (the 格 is often omitted)
缺乏 lack quēfá
不能够 unable to bùnénggòu
携带 carry; take with you xiédài 
枪支 firearms qiāngzhī
合法 legal héfǎ
居民 resident jūmín
权利 right (eg. human right) quánlì
民主 democracy mínzhǔ
民主转正 democratic reform (China's form of democracy so to speak) mínzhǔzhuǎnzhèng
自由 freedom zìyóu
崇尚 uphold; advocate chóngxiàng
崇拜 worship; adore chóngbài
自由女神像 Statue of Liberty zìyóunǚshénxiàng
人权 Human Rights rénquán
掌握 know well; to master zhǎngwò
砍掉 chop off kǎndiào
比喻 analogy bǐyù
抢劫 rob qiǎngjié
穆斯林 Muslim mùsīlín
从事 to engage in cóngshì
有组织的 organised yǒuzǔzhīde
有规划的 planning (adj) yǒuguīhuàde
犹太教 Judaism yóutàijiào
犹太人 Jew yóutàirén
宗教 religion zōngjiào
教堂 Church jiàotáng
预言家 prophet yùyánjiā
耶稣 Jesus yēsū
穆罕默德 Mohammed mùhǎnmòdé
画画 draw/ paint a picture (i should have said 画 which just means draw/ paint) huàhuà
教授 professor jiàoshòu
鼓励 encourage gǔlì
动机 motivation; motive dòngjī
平等 equal; equality píngděng
尊重 respect zūnzhòng
企图 attempt (to do something bad) qǐtú
起因 cause; originate in; be caused by qǐyīn
二战 Second World War èrzhàn
进行 conduct; carry out jìnxíng
赶尽杀绝 wipe out jǐnjǐnshājué
种族灭绝 genocide zhǒngzúmièjué 
残忍 cruel; brutal cánrěn
反抗 to resist fǎnkàng
穷 poor (of money) qióng
生存 subsist; exist shēngcún
可能性 probability kěnéngxìng
偷 steal tōu
抢 rob qiǎng
伤害 hurt; to injure; to harm shānghài
证明 proof; prove zhèngmíng
在乎 care about zàihu
震惊 shock/ed zhènjīng
撞向（某地方） crash into... zhuàngxiàng
流量 flow liúliàng
造成 cause zàochéng
生命 life shēngmìng
之类的 ...type of thing zhīleìde
恐慌 panic kǒnghuāng
反应 react; reaction fǎnyìng
时代 era shídài
联合国 United Nations liánhéguó
立马 immediately lìmǎ
作出反应 respond zuòchūfǎnyìng
倡导 intitiate; propose chàngdǎo
和平 peace/ful hépíng
派出 send out (a person) pàichū
维和部队 peace-keeping force wéihébùduì
新疆 Xinjiang (Muslim area in Northwest China) xīnjiāng

here's a quick interview I did with my nanny who cried during the interview. she talks about her background and experience with fifteen my customers. she unfortunately got interrupted by my wife

斗鸡眼 dòujīyǎn  lazy eye

进入 jìnrù  enter

主题 zhǔtí  subject

小朋友 xiǎopéngyou  child 

身边 shēnbiān  one's side eg. I want you by my side

理论 lǐlùn  theory

基因 jīyīn  gene

自来水 zìláishuǐ  tap water

重金属 zhòngjīnshǔ  heavy metal (not the music)

幸运 xìngyùn  lucky

文章 wénzhāng  essay/article

体质 tǐzhì  constitution i.e. of the body

烧开 shāokāi  to boil

直接+（verb) zhíjiē  directly do something i.e. without waiting or going through other steps

矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ  mineral water

哇哈哈 wāhāhā  a famous brand of mineral water in China

农夫山泉 nóngfūshānquán  the most famous brand of mineral water in China 

矿物质 kuàngwùzhì  dietary mineral

不会吧  búhuìba  no way!

影响 yǐngxiǎng  effect

空气 kōngqì  air

污染 wūrǎn  pollution

农村 nóngcūn  village

差 chà  bad

呼吸 hūxī  breathe

过敏 guòmǐn  allergic

对(noun)有好处 duì(míngcí)yǒuhǎochu  to benefit something

就算。。。还 jiùsuàn...hái  even though...(something) is still...

细菌 xìjūn  bacteria

积累 jīlěi  accumulate

导致 dǎozhì  lead to/cause (bad thing) eg. 导致睡眠 cause insomnia

跳伞 tiàosǎn  skydive

详细 xiángxì  detailed

采访 cǎifǎng  to interview

要(verb)什么就(verb)什么 yào(dòngcí)shénme jiù(dòngcí)shénme  Do whatever you want 

eg. "I'll eat whatever I want" 我想吃什么就吃什么

悉尼 xīní  Sydney

卧龙岗 wòlónggǎng  Wollonggong (place close to Sydney)

预定 yùdìng  to book; to reserve

报名 bàomíng  to sign up

大概(time/numeral with noun)。。。的样子 (shíjiān/shùzì jiā míngcí)...deyàngzi  about  eg. about 7pm 大概7点的样子; about 1 kuai 大概1块钱的样子

摄影师 shèyǐngshī photographer/filmer

教练 jiàoliàn  trainer

图案 tú'àn  pattern

相机 xiàngjī  camera

胳膊 gébo /手臂 shǒubì  arm/s

训练 xùnliàn  to train

姿势 zīshì  posture

肩膀 jiānbang  shoulder/s

手势 shǒushì  hang gesture

高空 gāokōng  high altitude

心脏 xīnzàng  heart (organ)

降落 jiàngluò  to land

撞伤 zhuàngshāng  hurt from bumping into something

地面 dìmiàn  Earth's surface; ground

把腿伸直 bǎ tuǐ shēnzhí  stretch out one's legs

气氛 qìfēn  atmosphere (i.e. of feeling/vibes)

平静 píngjìng  calm and still

冷静 lěngjìng  calm

轮到你了 lúndào nǐ le  it's your turn

动作 dòngzuò  movement

指甲 zhǐjia  nail

形状 xíngzhuàng  shape

自豪 zìháo  proud

为(he/she/it/name etc.)自豪 wèi(dàicí)zìháo  to be proud of somebody

胆子 dǎnzi  level of courage

单纯 dānchún  simple eg. of a person

体验 tǐyàn  to experience

反应 fǎnyìng  reaction

节约+（noun) jiéyuē+(míngcí)  use non wastefully

因素 yīnsù  factor

蹦极 bèngjí  bungee jump

潜水 qiánshuǐ  scuba dive

癫痫 diānxián  epilepsy

发作 fāzuò  seizure